Early medievalist, etc., at the University of Cambridge.
Rory Naismith
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1/ "Economic Change, Silver, and the Plague of 664-687 in England"
by @rorynaismith.bsky.social (@corpuscambridge.bsky.social, @department-asnc.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
I greatly enjoyed recording this 'Tis But a Scratch podcast episode about Offa with the wonderful Richard Abels: tis-but-a-scratch-fact-and-fiction-about-the-middle-ages.buzzsprout.com/1925107/epis...
New open access volume on languages and identities in early medieval Europe (inc a chapter by me on Britain) 🤓
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LEGEND AND LECTURES welcomes the lovely @rorynaismith.bsky.social to talk about his new book on King Offa and why Offa built his big dyke:
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THIS SUNDAY
Legends and Lectures welcomes the incomparable @rorynaismith.bsky.social to talk about King Offa and his legendary dyke (and when it was build and why).
Join Legends and Lectures for free, and enjoy the podcast:
youtu.be/WAFUJvyjbko
Offa the Great: The Mercian King Who Reshaped England, by @rorynaismith.bsky.social who has a new book on Offa with @yalebooks.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/06/offa... #medieval #England #histrorysky
From the current issue: "Economic Change, Silver, and the Plague of 664-687 in England"
by @rorynaismith.bsky.social (@corpuscambridge.bsky.social, @department-asnc.bsky.social)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
PhD funding available #skystorians #medievalsky #heritage #archaeology 🏺📜
Why did Charlemagne fail to integrate the Avars? A new piece by Helmut Reimitz: doi.org/10.1017/S006...
Abstract. Bede and other authors describe a destructive wave of plague sweeping across Britain and Ireland in the period 664–87. In the decades around and
The audio-only version of the latest of Legends and Lectures with @rorynaismith.bsky.social is now available everywhere you get your podcasts:
open.spotify.com/episode/58Yz...
How the East Became the East: Triumphal Rulership, and the Failure of Integration in Carolingian Central Europe
Offa, king of Mercia from 757 to 796, was the most powerful and successful Anglo-Saxon ruler of pre-Viking England. Today Offa is probably best remembered for Offa's Dyke, a massive 150 mile long eart...
Abstract. Bede and other authors describe a destructive wave of plague sweeping across Britain and Ireland in the period 664–87. In the decades around and
Offa was one of the most powerful rulers of early medieval England, transforming Mercia into the dominant kingdom south of the Humber. In this article, Rory Naismith examines his reign, from the…
The proceedings from last summer's medieval 'semana' in Estella-Lizarra, on Languages and Identities in the Early Medieval West, have now been published (OA)! Feat. excellent studies by @francescatinti.bsky.social, @elvabjohnston.bsky.social, @hwaetspur.bsky.social, and many others not on here.
We still have a scholarship available for History, Archaeology or Heritage (or a combination) at CCCU. Deadline 3 July. This is an open call as long as your research fits with Cultures and Communities or Material Pasts. 1/ www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/f...
Ed Roberts
www.siem-estella.es
Leonie V. Hicks
Find out about the CCCU History and Archaeology PhD Scholarship which will support a student looking to explore a modern historical topic.
