Michel Summer
@leafandstream.bsky.social
Medievalist at Heidelberg University.
'We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love.' - J. R. R. Tolkien (1943)
'We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love.' - J. R. R. Tolkien (1943)
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Michel Summer
@leafandstream.bsky.social
· Aug 22
'In nomine Domini, Clemens Uuillibrordus anno sexcentessimo nonagessimo ab incarnatione Christi ueniebat ultra mare in Francea.'
A collection of all my posts related to my research on #Willibrord & early medieval #Echternach in one thread. #MedievalSky
A collection of all my posts related to my research on #Willibrord & early medieval #Echternach in one thread. #MedievalSky
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More ramblings about Radbod! This time I delve into the later traditions surrounding him.
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Radbod from the Middle Ages to Modernity
Introduction Last time on “Project Radbod” I provided a brief overview of what we do and don’t know about Radbod based on the earliest sources that mention him. My intention was to continue by look…
longhairedkingsblog.wordpress.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
More ramblings about Radbod! This time I delve into the later traditions surrounding him.
longhairedkingsblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/r...
longhairedkingsblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/r...
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Inspirierende Wissenschaftlerinnen findet Ihr auch bei den Heidelberger Profilen: www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/universit... @uniheidelberg.bsky.social 👩🔬
February 11, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Inspirierende Wissenschaftlerinnen findet Ihr auch bei den Heidelberger Profilen: www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/universit... @uniheidelberg.bsky.social 👩🔬
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It's always a personal highlight to visit the University Library at the end of the semester, but this time we were shown a real treat: Cod. Pal. lat. 864, containing excerpts from Gregory of Tours' Histories and Fredegar's Chronicles - written in Lorsch around 800! #MedievalSky
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It's always a personal highlight to visit the University Library at the end of the semester, but this time we were shown a real treat: Cod. Pal. lat. 864, containing excerpts from Gregory of Tours' Histories and Fredegar's Chronicles - written in Lorsch around 800! #MedievalSky
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Rez: J. T. Palmer: Merovingian Worlds
https://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/reb-157056
J. T. Palmer: Merovingian Worlds
https://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/reb-157056
J. T. Palmer: Merovingian Worlds
www.hsozkult.de
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Rez: J. T. Palmer: Merovingian Worlds
https://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/reb-157056
J. T. Palmer: Merovingian Worlds
https://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/reb-157056
J. T. Palmer: Merovingian Worlds
Freeë mech, dass déi nei Ausgab vun der "Hémecht" elo och a physescher Form ukomm ass. Ënner anerem mam Gilles Genot zuer "Herrschaft über das Herzogtum Luxemburg im 15. Jahrhundert".
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Freeë mech, dass déi nei Ausgab vun der "Hémecht" elo och a physescher Form ukomm ass. Ënner anerem mam Gilles Genot zuer "Herrschaft über das Herzogtum Luxemburg im 15. Jahrhundert".
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Ich habe die Ehre, ganz sanft in die aktive Hochmittelalter-Forschung reintegriert zu werden. Ein bisschen Werbung für diejenigen, die sich dort stets intensiv zu Hause fühlen:
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Ich habe die Ehre, ganz sanft in die aktive Hochmittelalter-Forschung reintegriert zu werden. Ein bisschen Werbung für diejenigen, die sich dort stets intensiv zu Hause fühlen:
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Am 28.01.26 wird Prof. Dr. Philipp Gassert (Universität Mannheim) in der Reihe "Heidelberger Vorträge zur Landesgeschichte" über "Demokratische Neuanfänge in Baden-Württemberg 1946/47" sprechen; mehr Infos gibt es auf der FPI-Homepage:
www.zegk.uni-heidelberg.de/de/institute...
www.zegk.uni-heidelberg.de/de/institute...
Heidelberger Vorträge zur Landesgeschichte - Zentrum für Europäische Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften
Die "Heidelberger Vorträge zur Landesgeschichte", 2004 ins Leben gerufen, wollen ein Forum für aktuelle Forschungen zur südwestdeutschen Landesgeschichte Unter
www.zegk.uni-heidelberg.de
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Am 28.01.26 wird Prof. Dr. Philipp Gassert (Universität Mannheim) in der Reihe "Heidelberger Vorträge zur Landesgeschichte" über "Demokratische Neuanfänge in Baden-Württemberg 1946/47" sprechen; mehr Infos gibt es auf der FPI-Homepage:
www.zegk.uni-heidelberg.de/de/institute...
www.zegk.uni-heidelberg.de/de/institute...
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Call for Papers / Appel à contributions
24es Journées lotharingiennes du Centre Luxembourgeois de Documentation et d'Études Médiévales, @uni.lu, @uni-saarland.de, 21.-23.10.2026
Femmes de pouvoir ? – Mächtige Frauen ?
#MedievalSky
24es Journées lotharingiennes du Centre Luxembourgeois de Documentation et d'Études Médiévales, @uni.lu, @uni-saarland.de, 21.-23.10.2026
Femmes de pouvoir ? – Mächtige Frauen ?
#MedievalSky
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Call for Papers / Appel à contributions
24es Journées lotharingiennes du Centre Luxembourgeois de Documentation et d'Études Médiévales, @uni.lu, @uni-saarland.de, 21.-23.10.2026
Femmes de pouvoir ? – Mächtige Frauen ?
#MedievalSky
24es Journées lotharingiennes du Centre Luxembourgeois de Documentation et d'Études Médiévales, @uni.lu, @uni-saarland.de, 21.-23.10.2026
Femmes de pouvoir ? – Mächtige Frauen ?
#MedievalSky
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The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is 30 year old today. with an inception date of 26th January 1996.
It turns out that although not in any sense breaking new scholarship, it remains my most longstanding contribution to the republic of letters.
sourcebooks.fordham.edu/sbook.asp
It turns out that although not in any sense breaking new scholarship, it remains my most longstanding contribution to the republic of letters.
sourcebooks.fordham.edu/sbook.asp
January 26, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is 30 year old today. with an inception date of 26th January 1996.
It turns out that although not in any sense breaking new scholarship, it remains my most longstanding contribution to the republic of letters.
sourcebooks.fordham.edu/sbook.asp
It turns out that although not in any sense breaking new scholarship, it remains my most longstanding contribution to the republic of letters.
sourcebooks.fordham.edu/sbook.asp
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This is a really interesting post, which complicates what I thought we knew in the best possible ways!
Starting off a new year on the blog by tackling a big question
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Was Frisia Conquered in 785?
One of the big questions around the history of early medieval Frisia is when the region was conquered by the Franks.[1] Or at least, that’s one of the big questions for me. It’s not a question anyo…
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January 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
This is a really interesting post, which complicates what I thought we knew in the best possible ways!
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Interested in the politics of #remembering in the #Caribbean?
Fresh of the press: a new collective volume by Sinah T. Kloss, Andrea Gremels & Ulrike Schmieder is now freely accessible: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
@dependencybonn.de
Fresh of the press: a new collective volume by Sinah T. Kloss, Andrea Gremels & Ulrike Schmieder is now freely accessible: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
@dependencybonn.de
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Interested in the politics of #remembering in the #Caribbean?
Fresh of the press: a new collective volume by Sinah T. Kloss, Andrea Gremels & Ulrike Schmieder is now freely accessible: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
@dependencybonn.de
Fresh of the press: a new collective volume by Sinah T. Kloss, Andrea Gremels & Ulrike Schmieder is now freely accessible: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
@dependencybonn.de
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Why the comic "Histoire du Luxembourg 963-2025" reveals a triple failure
#histlux
www.forum.lu/article/gesc...
#histlux
www.forum.lu/article/gesc...
Geschicht vu Lëtzebuerg 963-2025 – forum
Jérôme Bloch est un piètre historien, mais un bon commercial. Début octobre 2025, sa société 360Crossmedia Editions a lancé une bande dessinée (BD) intitulée Geschicht vu Lëtzebuerg 963-2025, en luxem...
www.forum.lu
January 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Why the comic "Histoire du Luxembourg 963-2025" reveals a triple failure
#histlux
www.forum.lu/article/gesc...
#histlux
www.forum.lu/article/gesc...
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𝗠𝗲́𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗲́𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲́𝘁𝗲́𝘀 𝗱𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗻 𝗔̂𝗴𝗲
(𝗩𝗜𝗲-𝗫𝗜𝗜𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗲̀𝗰𝗹𝗲)
Laurence Leleu, Charles Mériaux, Régine Le Jan (eds)
Plus d'Infos: bit.ly/49FsGY2
#History #Communitiy #Medievalsky #Historysky #Medievalists
(𝗩𝗜𝗲-𝗫𝗜𝗜𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗲̀𝗰𝗹𝗲)
Laurence Leleu, Charles Mériaux, Régine Le Jan (eds)
Plus d'Infos: bit.ly/49FsGY2
#History #Communitiy #Medievalsky #Historysky #Medievalists
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
𝗠𝗲́𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗲́𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲́𝘁𝗲́𝘀 𝗱𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗻 𝗔̂𝗴𝗲
(𝗩𝗜𝗲-𝗫𝗜𝗜𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗲̀𝗰𝗹𝗲)
Laurence Leleu, Charles Mériaux, Régine Le Jan (eds)
Plus d'Infos: bit.ly/49FsGY2
#History #Communitiy #Medievalsky #Historysky #Medievalists
(𝗩𝗜𝗲-𝗫𝗜𝗜𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗲̀𝗰𝗹𝗲)
Laurence Leleu, Charles Mériaux, Régine Le Jan (eds)
Plus d'Infos: bit.ly/49FsGY2
#History #Communitiy #Medievalsky #Historysky #Medievalists
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If you're interested in early medieval #archaeology, take a look at this recent #OA report on the excavations of a 6th-8th-c. cemetery near Heilbronn: books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/c.... They yielded some amazing finds, incl. the burial of a child and pieces of lavish horse harnesses.
January 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM
If you're interested in early medieval #archaeology, take a look at this recent #OA report on the excavations of a 6th-8th-c. cemetery near Heilbronn: books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/c.... They yielded some amazing finds, incl. the burial of a child and pieces of lavish horse harnesses.
If you're interested in early medieval #archaeology, take a look at this recent #OA report on the excavations of a 6th-8th-c. cemetery near Heilbronn: books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/c.... They yielded some amazing finds, incl. the burial of a child and pieces of lavish horse harnesses.
January 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM
If you're interested in early medieval #archaeology, take a look at this recent #OA report on the excavations of a 6th-8th-c. cemetery near Heilbronn: books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/c.... They yielded some amazing finds, incl. the burial of a child and pieces of lavish horse harnesses.
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Das Programm für unser diesjähriges Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter (19.–20.3.2026, Innsbruck) ist da: fobim.hypotheses.org/forum-2026. Eine Online-Teilnahme ist möglich, alle Infos auf der verlinkten Seite. #medievalsky #skystorians
January 20, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Das Programm für unser diesjähriges Forum zum britisch-irischen Mittelalter (19.–20.3.2026, Innsbruck) ist da: fobim.hypotheses.org/forum-2026. Eine Online-Teilnahme ist möglich, alle Infos auf der verlinkten Seite. #medievalsky #skystorians
Nachruf von @pbahners.bsky.social auf Johannes Fried, der am 17.01.2026 in Heidelberg verstorben ist: www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Johannes Fried tot: War Karl der Große wirklich groß?
Er erneuerte seine Zunft aus dem Geist radikalen Zweifels und wollte sie sogar zur Hirnforschung bekehren: Zum Tod des Frankfurter Historikers Johannes Fried.
www.faz.net
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Nachruf von @pbahners.bsky.social auf Johannes Fried, der am 17.01.2026 in Heidelberg verstorben ist: www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
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You can download complete articles as PDFs (with OCR). See here: www.mgh-bibliothek.de/cgi-bin/digi...
January 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM
You can download complete articles as PDFs (with OCR). See here: www.mgh-bibliothek.de/cgi-bin/digi...
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The inkless doodles of Eadburg, an 8th-c. nun, discovered by new technology: now published by Jessica Hendy-Hodgkinson in EME doi.org/10.1111/emed... (Open access)
January 19, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The inkless doodles of Eadburg, an 8th-c. nun, discovered by new technology: now published by Jessica Hendy-Hodgkinson in EME doi.org/10.1111/emed... (Open access)
Wonderful to see that #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 is paired with #Carlow 🇮🇪, a link which goes back to localisation of Rath Melsigi, the 7th-c. monastery from where #Willibrord left for Frisia (& ultimately Echternach), near Carlow town. 1/2
Each Irish county has been paired with an EU member state for Ireland’s presidency of the European Council
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Wonderful to see that #Luxembourg 🇱🇺 is paired with #Carlow 🇮🇪, a link which goes back to localisation of Rath Melsigi, the 7th-c. monastery from where #Willibrord left for Frisia (& ultimately Echternach), near Carlow town. 1/2
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Kurztagung: Wie alt ist die Stadt Heidelberg? Öffentliche Veranstaltung im Universitätsarchiv beschäftigt sich am 15. Januar 2026 mit der mittelalterlichen Quellenlage und historischen Jubiläen www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #uniarchiv #archiv
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Kurztagung: Wie alt ist die Stadt Heidelberg? Öffentliche Veranstaltung im Universitätsarchiv beschäftigt sich am 15. Januar 2026 mit der mittelalterlichen Quellenlage und historischen Jubiläen www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #uniarchiv #archiv
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Looking forward to the conference ‘Ein Europa der Bischöfe?’ next month. You could come and listen to me talking about ‘Bishops in Northumbria in Times of Crises and Threat’ – and you should come and listen to all the other amazing people attending! See the attached programme #medievalsky
January 12, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Looking forward to the conference ‘Ein Europa der Bischöfe?’ next month. You could come and listen to me talking about ‘Bishops in Northumbria in Times of Crises and Threat’ – and you should come and listen to all the other amazing people attending! See the attached programme #medievalsky
Ich habe mich sehr darüber gefreut, in der neuen Ausgabe der Zeitschrift "Hémecht" eine ausführliche Rezension meiner Monographie von Hans-Werner Goetz zu entdecken! Der gesamte Text ist via @recensionet.bsky.social einsehbar: www.recensio.net/rezensionen/... #MedievalSky
January 12, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Ich habe mich sehr darüber gefreut, in der neuen Ausgabe der Zeitschrift "Hémecht" eine ausführliche Rezension meiner Monographie von Hans-Werner Goetz zu entdecken! Der gesamte Text ist via @recensionet.bsky.social einsehbar: www.recensio.net/rezensionen/... #MedievalSky
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