Rory Naismith

Want to know more about one of the most influential scholars of British (especially early medieval) coinage? Come to a special event in memory of Michael Dolley, supported by @BritNumSoc and hosted by @BritishAcademy_ on 11 July! britnumsoc.org/?view=article&…

Small Change in the Early Middle Ages: New Perspectives on Coined Money, c. 400–1100, ed. Rory Naismith (@Brepols, May 2025) facebook.com/MedievalUpdate… brepols.net/products/IS-97… #medievaltwitter #medievalsudies #medievalmoney #medievaleconomy #earlymedieval

The Cuerdale Hoard was discovered by workmen beside the River Ribble near Preston, Lancashire, #OTD in 1840. One of the largest Viking silver hoards ever found, it comprised around 8,600 items. 📸British Museum

🚨 We're hiring two exciting senior curatorial roles! 🖼️ Senior Curator: Historic & Modern Paintings 🏺 Senior Curator: Mediterranean Antiquities 🔗 Full details and how to apply: bit.ly/43h1qwP

Congratulations to Fellow Dr Rory Naismith @Rory_Naismith on winning the 2025 Gründler book prize for 'Making Money in the Early Middle Ages'. #MedievalMonday

🚨📺New episode of #EPHPodcast. I spoke with @Rory_Naismith about the economy of early medieval Europe—a period often dismissed as stagnant but full of surprising dynamism. Watch here: youtu.be/VB-KNiZlcg0?si…

JOB ALERT Anne Breitbarth and I are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to work with us on our interdisciplinary project "Language Variation in Latin Hagiography of the Long Tenth Century". Please send any suitable candidates our way! linguistlist.org/issues/36/782/…

Coming this July! brepols.net/products/IS-97…

Archaeologists find 'significant' Viking building bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Very excited that this is out! It'll be of interest to anyone who is interested in: 1) #nationhood & #nationalism; 2) the debate over Romanness in "#Byzantium"; & 3) critical #Marxist frameworks before & after capitalism. A short 🧵/1 academic.oup.com/past/advance-a…

Another corker of an article has appeared in Early Medieval England and its Neighbours: Rebecca Thomas on 'Naming the Welsh in the Middle Ages'! Open Access. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

"The Bayeux Tapestry is integral to the way everyone thinks of Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest", says Fellow @Rory_Naismith on CNN, discussing the identification of a house thought to have belonged to Harold Godwinson. 1 of 2

Want to do a fully funded PhD on medieval English historiography? Well do I have an opportunity for you! See the attached ad and get in touch ASAP if you're interested (and please share widely). flinders.edu.au/scholarships/c…

I highly recommend this thoughtful piece by Julia Smith, on the history of early medieval as a category of historical study. Just published in Early Medieval England and its neighbours! cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Can you help me spread this job alert to start the week? Thanks!

JOB ALERT in medieval history/digital humanities: PhD (predoctoral) position at Ghent University in the research project "Hagiographical Entanglements of the Long Tenth Century": academia.edu/126960582/Vaca…

JOB ALERT to end the week! Are you good at geometric morphometrics? Do you like letters, books, and craftspeople? We may have a job for you! #GMM #openscience #oldbooks #letterpress #smallperformances jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49871

This new volume is fantastic: a lucid and imaginative account of early medieval social history, which is usually (but wrongly!) seen as dry and confusing. Highly recommended! Available Open Access for a limited time only! cambridge.org/core/elements/…

Some exciting and important reading on connections between 6th/7th-century England and the Near East, from @Helen_Gittos. Highly recommended! academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-ar…

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts Does this sound like you? Please read the advert 👇 and apply, or tell your friends/spread the word 👍 blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus… Closing date 9 Feb, interviews 25 Feb