Irina Manea
@shieldofskuld.bsky.social
Viking historian navigating the seas between precarious academia and public engagement. Uni Signum | Uni Chester
Portuguese event about the reception of Old Norse literature, organized by Nucleo de Estudos Vikings e Escandinavos (Paraiba, Brazil)! The topic of my PhD (Norse myth in extreme metal) has gotten a second life in a way, although today I feel quite disconnected from it.
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Portuguese event about the reception of Old Norse literature, organized by Nucleo de Estudos Vikings e Escandinavos (Paraiba, Brazil)! The topic of my PhD (Norse myth in extreme metal) has gotten a second life in a way, although today I feel quite disconnected from it.
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We’re digital peasants. We don’t own anything, and our landlords want us toiling in the digital field. You can’t just opt out and go live like a hermit (enticing though). You depend on the banking app, the public transportation app, all kinds of apps your employer requires and so on.
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We’re digital peasants. We don’t own anything, and our landlords want us toiling in the digital field. You can’t just opt out and go live like a hermit (enticing though). You depend on the banking app, the public transportation app, all kinds of apps your employer requires and so on.
Substack essay shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/the-true-o... #monsters
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Substack essay shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/the-true-o... #monsters
Decoding ancient funerals (Halloween special) with @saveancientstudies.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/iWIu2tb...
www.youtube.com/live/iWIu2tb...
October 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Decoding ancient funerals (Halloween special) with @saveancientstudies.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/iWIu2tb...
www.youtube.com/live/iWIu2tb...
Just good business.
October 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Just good business.
Howard @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social and I have developed a cute little series on the archaeology and history of death and burial in the Viking age. I simply love these sessions and hope more people will discover us :D #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/hi2MQG6ChXM
October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Howard @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social and I have developed a cute little series on the archaeology and history of death and burial in the Viking age. I simply love these sessions and hope more people will discover us :D #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/hi2MQG6ChXM
September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hoping to be able to run this class in November!
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
September 23, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Hoping to be able to run this class in November!
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
If you know anyone interested in pre-Christian religions, please do share :D blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
Here's academia.edu for you, folks. Quite sure this rubbish does not comply with the European GDPR.
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia
September 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Here's academia.edu for you, folks. Quite sure this rubbish does not comply with the European GDPR.
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia
Gonna download all my papers and move to Knowledge Commons hcommons.org #medievalsky #academia
August 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Intertwined shapes, overcoming the borders of the natural.
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100
my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100
my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw
August 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Intertwined shapes, overcoming the borders of the natural.
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100
my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw
Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway, 800–1100
my short explanatory video about Germanic animal art: youtu.be/nR0PCsCUgPw
The beauty of everyday objects: wooden bucket with bronze fittings and bronze handle, even bronze bands alternating with wavy ones, Irish design. Placed in a grave in the trading town of Birka, Swe (Bj 557)
August 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The beauty of everyday objects: wooden bucket with bronze fittings and bronze handle, even bronze bands alternating with wavy ones, Irish design. Placed in a grave in the trading town of Birka, Swe (Bj 557)
THIS: Paws on Parchment: New Exhibition Highlights Cats in Medieval Manuscripts thewalters.org/exhibitions/...
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
August 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
THIS: Paws on Parchment: New Exhibition Highlights Cats in Medieval Manuscripts thewalters.org/exhibitions/...
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
Interested in a class about women in Old Norse society? blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
June 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Interested in a class about women in Old Norse society? blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module...
Gotland and its intriguing #vikingage artefacts. Here a necklace of fish-headed pendants with crosses. #medievalsky
May 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Gotland and its intriguing #vikingage artefacts. Here a necklace of fish-headed pendants with crosses. #medievalsky
A massive ring brooch from the Viking Age weighing over half a kg in silver. Imagine using this to pin your cloak! #vikingsky #medievalsky
May 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A massive ring brooch from the Viking Age weighing over half a kg in silver. Imagine using this to pin your cloak! #vikingsky #medievalsky
So exciting! The original serpent's head from one of the most famous #viking vessels, the Oseberg ship, will be on display for the very first time at the Historical Museum in Oslo. #vikingsky #medievalsky
May 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
So exciting! The original serpent's head from one of the most famous #viking vessels, the Oseberg ship, will be on display for the very first time at the Historical Museum in Oslo. #vikingsky #medievalsky
New post: open.substack.com/pub/shieldof...
May 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New post: open.substack.com/pub/shieldof...
Join me for a free sample of one of my courses with Signum University! You can choose as many capsules as you want 😊
blackberry.signumuniversity.org/events/2025-...
#medievalsky
blackberry.signumuniversity.org/events/2025-...
#medievalsky
April 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Join me for a free sample of one of my courses with Signum University! You can choose as many capsules as you want 😊
blackberry.signumuniversity.org/events/2025-...
#medievalsky
blackberry.signumuniversity.org/events/2025-...
#medievalsky
April 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo shield, using original gold and garnet fittings and modern replica fittings on a modern wooden shield board. #medievalsky
April 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo shield, using original gold and garnet fittings and modern replica fittings on a modern wooden shield board. #medievalsky