Back in Reykjavík for a fun PhD course in Old Norse metrics Stofnun Árna Magnússonar. This time I got to see some fireworks, courtesy of the Sun ☀️

Haukur & the Oslo gang @ the Old Norse metrics PhD course (artwork by Miriam Conti 😂🔝) Really looking forward to my next trip to Iceland 🇮🇸 Stofnun Árna Magnússonar

A runestone dating from 0-250 CE has been found in Ringerike, and it may be one of the first attempts at runic writing in Scandinavia! nrk.no/kultur/fant-20…

Norrønt funfact: de norrøne guders rivaler, jætterne, kaldes også i kilderne "þursar". Det ord bruger vi stadig på dansk i en lidt ændret form og betydning. På norrønt betegner þursar farlige væsner, mens det på dansk bruges om ufornuftige, dumme, tankeløse folk: tosser.

Two great seminars for the end of term 2! Please join us if you can in person or online!

Dear #OldNorse #EastNorse #digitalphilology MA students, 10 full-funded PhD positions @UU_University Stockholm University Lund University are there for you to apply for. Deadline for submissions 16 May. SU jobs are already out bit.ly/3GJVMrl UU & LU will be later this week.

Den nationella forskarskolan ”Tidiga språk, digital filologi” utlyser 3­ doktorandplatser vid Humanistiska fakulteten vid Stockholms universitet i bl.a. nordiska språk. Ansök senast 16 maj. Läs mer på su.se/om-universitet…

When you go to a Germanic philology conference, but it's in Naples 😎 XLIX Convegno annuale #AIFG

A conference where you give a talk in the morning and dance to Faroese ballads in the afternoon is just bellissimo!😜 Once again, thank you @bennells, Clare Mulley, Ines Garcia and Richard Munro for organizing #ONPiP in beautiful Oxford! Old Norse Poetry in Performance

Actual conversation at a party: - "So what do you do for a living?" - "In a nutshell, I study Old Norse literature" - "Oh, so do you use Google translate to read Old Norse?" Bottom line: it's fun to get out of the bubble 😂

Don't miss it! - It's online 👇

Chi si ricorda il "Corso di #Rune Antiche" che frequentava Hermione Granger a Hogwarts? 🧙‍♀️ Noi l'abbiamo reso accessibile anche ai più piccini e calato nel magico contesto #Veneziano ✨ Vi aspettiamo domani, 29 Settembre, al #Venetonight2023 Unive Ca' Foscari [continua nei commenti]

Doktorandtjänst i nordiska språk på Stockholms universitet! Heltid, doktorandplats i nordiska språk. Fria forskningsinriktningar. Ansök senast 15 oktober 2025. Mer info: su.varbi.com/what:job/jobID…

Just joined Bluesky! Follow me there: [@philologeek.bsky.social] 🌍🔗

That feeling when you submit a major funding application... with a full day to spare! #goals #academiclife

On my way back from Uppsala after giving a talk at the Early North European Seminar (ENES), where I presented some findings from my doctoral research on rhetorical strategies in Old Norse verse. Many thanks to everyone who attended and joined the discussion!

I have recently had the pleasure of meeting Roberta Frank. What an incredibly kind and delightful person!