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  1. ✨ I’m truly looking forward to travelling to England next week, for a few days full of learning, sharing, and inspiration at "Actors, Singers and Celebrity Cultures across the Centuries" at the University of Surrey.

    Curious? You can find the full programme here:
    surrey.ac.uk/events/20250612-a .

    #KingAlfred #OperaStudies #MediaStudies #AcademicLife #ConferenceSeason #UniversityOfSurrey #GratefulToBeHere #NeurodivergentScholar #CreativeResearch #Medievalism #Netflix #Musicology #TheLastKingdom

  2. ✨ I’m truly looking forward to travelling to England next week, for a few days full of learning, sharing, and inspiration at "Actors, Singers and Celebrity Cultures across the Centuries" at the University of Surrey.

    Curious? You can find the full programme here:
    surrey.ac.uk/events/20250612-a .

    #KingAlfred #OperaStudies #MediaStudies #AcademicLife #ConferenceSeason #UniversityOfSurrey #GratefulToBeHere #NeurodivergentScholar #CreativeResearch #Medievalism #Netflix #Musicology #TheLastKingdom

  3. King Alfred: Was he really all that 'Great'? - an episode of 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages youtu.be/Cn8x8rF4B20?feature=s #KingAlfred

  4. King Alfred: Was he really all that 'Great'? - an episode of 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages youtu.be/Cn8x8rF4B20?feature=s #KingAlfred

  5. I had the honour of contributing a guest blog for the OG(H)AM Project of the University of Glasgow! In my post, I explore the fascinating intersection of history and mythology by looking at Ogham, the ancient Celtic script, and its surprising role in Alfred the Great fanfiction. 📜✨👑

    ogham.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/

    #Ogham #AlfredTheGreat #Celtic #Fanfiction #CelticStudies #DigitalHumanities #ProudMoment #HistoryAndMyth #KingAlfred #MedievalStudies #AncientScripts #OghamProject #guestblog

  6. I had the honour of contributing a guest blog for the OG(H)AM Project of the University of Glasgow! In my post, I explore the fascinating intersection of history and mythology by looking at Ogham, the ancient Celtic script, and its surprising role in Alfred the Great fanfiction. 📜✨👑

    ogham.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/

    #Ogham #AlfredTheGreat #Celtic #Fanfiction #CelticStudies #DigitalHumanities #ProudMoment #HistoryAndMyth #KingAlfred #MedievalStudies #AncientScripts #OghamProject #guestblog

  7. I was greeted by a lovely surprise when I returned home from holiday—the printed copies of Studia Celtica Posnaniensia had arrived, including my article “ᚁ IS BEITH AND MEANS BIRCH” – AN EXPLORATION OF OGHAM IN ONLINE FANFICTION FEATURING KING ALFRED THE GREAT.

    You can read the article online here: doi.org/10.14746/scp.2023.8.2.

    #Ogham #CelticStudies #Fanfiction #AlfredTheGreat #Linguistics #StudiaCelticaPosnaniensia #CulturalHeritage #DigitalAge #FanCulture #ResearchPublication #KingAlfred #acafan

  8. I was greeted by a lovely surprise when I returned home from holiday—the printed copies of Studia Celtica Posnaniensia had arrived, including my article “ᚁ IS BEITH AND MEANS BIRCH” – AN EXPLORATION OF OGHAM IN ONLINE FANFICTION FEATURING KING ALFRED THE GREAT.

    You can read the article online here: doi.org/10.14746/scp.2023.8.2.

    #Ogham #CelticStudies #Fanfiction #AlfredTheGreat #Linguistics #StudiaCelticaPosnaniensia #CulturalHeritage #DigitalAge #FanCulture #ResearchPublication #KingAlfred #acafan

  9. Happy with this publication! 😊

    “The Fate of England Rested With a 22 Year Old Boy” ‐ Media Representations of the Youth and Childhood of King Alfred the Great - in Sociology Lens 37(198),
    DOI: 10.1111/johs.12451 .

    Open access via onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10 .

    #alfredthegreat #kingalfred #fanfiction #media #medievalism #fanstudies #lastkingdom #vikings #fandom #movies

  10. Happy with this publication! 😊

    “The Fate of England Rested With a 22 Year Old Boy” ‐ Media Representations of the Youth and Childhood of King Alfred the Great - in Sociology Lens 37(198),
    DOI: 10.1111/johs.12451 .

    Open access via onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10 .

    #alfredthegreat #kingalfred #fanfiction #media #medievalism #fanstudies #lastkingdom #vikings #fandom #movies

  11. Happy & proud 🥰

    doi.org/10.14746/scp.2023.8.2

    "ᚁ is Beith and means birch” - an exploration of Ogham in online fanfiction featuring King Alfred the Great

    Through an analysis of three selected case studies, this study unveils how Ogham's integration into contemporary narratives generates fresh layers of meaning and revitalises this ancient alphabet.

    #kingalfred #fanfiction #ogham #celtic #medievalisms #oldenglish #irish #fanstudies

  12. Happy & proud 🥰

    doi.org/10.14746/scp.2023.8.2

    "ᚁ is Beith and means birch” - an exploration of Ogham in online fanfiction featuring King Alfred the Great

    Through an analysis of three selected case studies, this study unveils how Ogham's integration into contemporary narratives generates fresh layers of meaning and revitalises this ancient alphabet.

    #kingalfred #fanfiction #ogham #celtic #medievalisms #oldenglish #irish #fanstudies

  13. The Alfred Jewel is a masterpiece of goldsmith's work. Its inscription: AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN – 'Alfred ordered me to be made’ – connects the jewel with King Alfred the Great making it among the most significant of royal relics!⁠

    Find out more: ashmolean.org/alfred-jewel

    @AshmoleanMuseum #KingAlfred #BritishHistory #history #jewels #royalty

  14. The Alfred Jewel is a masterpiece of goldsmith's work. Its inscription: AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN – 'Alfred ordered me to be made’ – connects the jewel with King Alfred the Great making it among the most significant of royal relics!⁠

    Find out more: ashmolean.org/alfred-jewel

    @AshmoleanMuseum #KingAlfred #BritishHistory #history #jewels #royalty

  15. Super proud that my article "The Multilingual Tapestry of King Alfred Fanfiction" was published in Etudes Médiévales Anglaises (ÉMA, ISSN : 0240-8805). 🥳

    It's the first scholarly paper for which I translated from several Asian languages, so a personal milestone. With many thanks to my friends from @japanfans and the Japans Cultureel Centrum Utrecht for their help. You make me happy. 🥰

    #kingalfred #fanfiction #asianstudies #multilingual

    @languagelovers

  16. Super proud that my article "The Multilingual Tapestry of King Alfred Fanfiction" was published in Etudes Médiévales Anglaises (ÉMA, ISSN : 0240-8805). 🥳

    It's the first scholarly paper for which I translated from several Asian languages, so a personal milestone. With many thanks to my friends from @japanfans and the Japans Cultureel Centrum Utrecht for their help. You make me happy. 🥰

    #kingalfred #fanfiction #asianstudies #multilingual

    @languagelovers

  17. Aaaand.... another one! 🤩

    On my BD, I got notice that Transformative Works and Cultures published my short piece on artificial intelligence and the production of fan art (with DOI doi.org/10.3983/twc.2023.2431).

    Happy & proud to be in one of my most inspiring journals once again. 🥳

    Open access via journal.transformativeworks.or .

    #fanart #fanfiction #kingalfred #artificialintelligence #ai #alfredthegreat #dalle #midjourney #art #digitalart #fanscholar

  18. Aaaand.... another one! 🤩

    On my BD, I got notice that Transformative Works and Cultures published my short piece on artificial intelligence and the production of fan art (with DOI doi.org/10.3983/twc.2023.2431).

    Happy & proud to be in one of my most inspiring journals once again. 🥳

    Open access via journal.transformativeworks.or .

    #fanart #fanfiction #kingalfred #artificialintelligence #ai #alfredthegreat #dalle #midjourney #art #digitalart #fanscholar

  19. For the Dutch magazine China Nu, I wrote a short piece about 'Asian' elements in #KingAlfred fanfiction. Illustrated with my fantasy art, inspired by the characters in the fanfictions. 😊

    Via Academia in low-res: academia.edu/105244622/Fans_va

  20. For the Dutch magazine China Nu, I wrote a short piece about 'Asian' elements in #KingAlfred fanfiction. Illustrated with my fantasy art, inspired by the characters in the fanfictions. 😊

    Via Academia in low-res: academia.edu/105244622/Fans_va

  21. Very honoured that Prof Dr David Stifter MRIA will present my paper at the XVIIth International Congress of Celtic Studies.

    #iccs23 #celticstudies #kingalfred #fanfiction #celtic #ogham #medievalisms

  22. Very honoured that Prof Dr David Stifter MRIA will present my paper at the XVIIth International Congress of Celtic Studies.

    #iccs23 #celticstudies #kingalfred #fanfiction #celtic #ogham #medievalisms

  23. Here's a #postcard showing the University of Winchester. Founded in 1840 as the Winchester Diocesan College, from 1928 to 2004 it was King Alfred's College

    I'm currently reading the Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, in which said Alfred has a central role. Hence today's share!

    #HigherEducationPostcard
    #HigherEducation
    #KingAlfred

  24. Here's a #postcard showing the University of Winchester. Founded in 1840 as the Winchester Diocesan College, from 1928 to 2004 it was King Alfred's College

    I'm currently reading the Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, in which said Alfred has a central role. Hence today's share!

    #HigherEducationPostcard
    #HigherEducation
    #KingAlfred

  25. Panic in Detroit (David Bowie), as I had to hand over my "I am autistic"-button at the airport security... for it was a " sharp object" . 🙁

    But... I made it to #kalamazoo! Cannot wait for the International Congress on Medieval Studies to start!

    Of course, I also brought one of my flutes with me, for some neomedieval entertainment. 😉

    #Kzoo2023 #KingAlfred #fanfiction #fanstudies #medievalist #medievaltwitter #thelastkingdom #medieval #fanart #actuallyautistic #fanscholar

  26. Panic in Detroit (David Bowie), as I had to hand over my "I am autistic"-button at the airport security... for it was a " sharp object" . 🙁

    But... I made it to #kalamazoo! Cannot wait for the International Congress on Medieval Studies to start!

    Of course, I also brought one of my flutes with me, for some neomedieval entertainment. 😉

    #Kzoo2023 #KingAlfred #fanfiction #fanstudies #medievalist #medievaltwitter #thelastkingdom #medieval #fanart #actuallyautistic #fanscholar

  27. This morning I noticed that Valerie Frankel's "Jewish Fantasy Worldwide: Trends in Speculative Stories from Australia to Chile" is on Google Books - including my chapter "Ancient Jewish Elements in Twenty-First-Century Alfredian Fanfiction"!🥳

    Check it out, the whole collection is a fascinating read:

    books.google.nl/books?id=dn-2E

    #jewish #fantasy #KingAlfred #fanfiction #Alfredism #medievalism

  28. This morning I noticed that Valerie Frankel's "Jewish Fantasy Worldwide: Trends in Speculative Stories from Australia to Chile" is on Google Books - including my chapter "Ancient Jewish Elements in Twenty-First-Century Alfredian Fanfiction"!🥳

    Check it out, the whole collection is a fascinating read:

    books.google.nl/books?id=dn-2E

    #jewish #fantasy #KingAlfred #fanfiction #Alfredism #medievalism

  29. #AngloSaxon #SaintOfTheWeek

    Today we are going to be talking about the enigmatic St Wite (aka Candida/Gwen/Blanche) of #Dorset (feast day of 1st June)

    This #saint is venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox traditions under her latin name "St Candida", but within the Anglican communion she is known as St Wite -- patron saint of Dorset.

    This seems to be a reoccurring theme when it comes to the saints I speak about: Although we don't know a lot about her, her story has been passed down through the centuries though oral traditions. This history has been recorded by the local people Whitchurch Canonicorum (The village is named after their local saint)

    Local tradition says that she lived as a hermitess on the rocky cliffs and would light beacons to guide sailors safely home. She was martyred by Danish #Vikings while defending the people of Dorset and #KingAlfred himself.

    The Viking cut off the saint's head which rolled down the hill. When the head came to a stop, a miraculous spring appeared.The waters were said to cure blindness; the well (St Wite's Well) is in Morcombelake.

    King Alfred built the church of St Candida in honour of her. It has the distinction of being one of only two in England to still have it's original shrine and holy relics still intact after #Reformation

    Inside the shrine is a lead box with the inscription of Hic Reqesct Relique Sce Wite (Here rest the relics of St Wite)

    #history #histodons #folklore

    @histodons @folklore

  30. #AngloSaxon #SaintOfTheWeek

    Today we are going to be talking about the enigmatic St Wite (aka Candida/Gwen/Blanche) of #Dorset (feast day of 1st June)

    This #saint is venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox traditions under her latin name "St Candida", but within the Anglican communion she is known as St Wite -- patron saint of Dorset.

    This seems to be a reoccurring theme when it comes to the saints I speak about: Although we don't know a lot about her, her story has been passed down through the centuries though oral traditions. This history has been recorded by the local people Whitchurch Canonicorum (The village is named after their local saint)

    Local tradition says that she lived as a hermitess on the rocky cliffs and would light beacons to guide sailors safely home. She was martyred by Danish #Vikings while defending the people of Dorset and #KingAlfred himself.

    The Viking cut off the saint's head which rolled down the hill. When the head came to a stop, a miraculous spring appeared.The waters were said to cure blindness; the well (St Wite's Well) is in Morcombelake.

    King Alfred built the church of St Candida in honour of her. It has the distinction of being one of only two in England to still have it's original shrine and holy relics still intact after #Reformation

    Inside the shrine is a lead box with the inscription of Hic Reqesct Relique Sce Wite (Here rest the relics of St Wite)

    #history #histodons #folklore

    @histodons @folklore

  31. My favourite way to spend New Year's Day - riding with Friends of King Alfred Buses in and around Winchester. Here is ex King Alfred POU 494 in Owslebury. #Buses #KingAlfred #FoKAB #Winchester #Owslebury

  32. My favourite way to spend New Year's Day - riding with Friends of King Alfred Buses in and around Winchester. Here is ex King Alfred 595 LCG at Oliver's Battery. #Buses #KingAlfred #FoKAB #Winchester #OliversBattery

  33. My favourite way to spend New Year's Day - riding with Friends of King Alfred Buses in and around Winchester. Here is ex King Alfred HOR 592E and ex London Transport NLE 627 in Sutton Scotney. #Buses #KingAlfred #FoKAB #Winchester #SuttonScotney

  34. My favourite way to spend New Year's Day - riding with Friends of King Alfred Buses in and around Winchester. Here is ex King Alfred 596 LCG in Otterbourne. #Buses #KingAlfred #FoKAB #Winchester #Otterbourne