Ann Sheffield
@turtlegrrl.bsky.social
Retired chemistry professor and current researcher of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. Childless cat (and dog) lady. Agnostic Heathen with Buddhist tendencies. Occasional knitter.
'Twas ever thus
Like everyone else I’ve been watching the horrors unfold as emboldened fascists take to the streets and murder people. However seeing people band together and fight back has been heartening and that inspired this piece I drew up this weekend, depicting a good old fashioned peasants’ revolt.
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 AM
'Twas ever thus
May the UK learn from the US's horrifying example.
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
May the UK learn from the US's horrifying example.
There is no low to which they will not sink www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:38 AM
There is no low to which they will not sink www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Just returned from the trip of a lifetime in Egypt. Not for a single moment did I feel physically unsafe there. I wish Egyptians visiting the U.S. could say the same.
January 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Just returned from the trip of a lifetime in Egypt. Not for a single moment did I feel physically unsafe there. I wish Egyptians visiting the U.S. could say the same.
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The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
This delights me
I love the fucking internet, part 972964386: "One Night In Bangkok" arranged and performed as a 16th century chanson. youtu.be/i3jHv0GZB9U?...
One Night in Bangkok but it's a 16th century chanson
YouTube video by Jonasquin
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
This delights me
This is a great little conference for postgraduate ON researchers
Norse in the North 2026: Mind and Body
Deadline for Abstracts: 2nd February 2026
We welcome postgraduate students from any level with research on any aspect of Old Norse, medieval Scandinavian, and Viking studies that fits the theme.
#NitN2026 #medievalsky #callforpapers #oldnorse
Deadline for Abstracts: 2nd February 2026
We welcome postgraduate students from any level with research on any aspect of Old Norse, medieval Scandinavian, and Viking studies that fits the theme.
#NitN2026 #medievalsky #callforpapers #oldnorse
December 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is a great little conference for postgraduate ON researchers
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I now feel compelled to re-share this on the perils of citing writers of a certain age when doing history.
salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/n...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I now feel compelled to re-share this on the perils of citing writers of a certain age when doing history.
salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/n...
salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/n...
I can attest to this
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I can attest to this
Best Yule gift idea ever
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Best Yule gift idea ever
Don't sell it, be it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Don't sell it, be it.
Such good news!
THE SUPREME COURT WON’T REVISIT GAY MARRIAGE
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
LOVE IS LOVE
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
LOVE WINS. AGAIN AND AGAIN.
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
(and a big fuck you to Kim Davis. Babe, it’s over. Go find another hobby. Buhbye)
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
LOVE IS LOVE
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
LOVE WINS. AGAIN AND AGAIN.
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
(and a big fuck you to Kim Davis. Babe, it’s over. Go find another hobby. Buhbye)
Supreme Court won't revisit landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges appealing damages she owed a gay couple after she denied them a marriage license.
www.usatoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Such good news!
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Dear Ones,
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
You may wish to share this link:
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Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
You may wish to share this link:
www.findhelp.org
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October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Dear Ones,
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
You may wish to share this link:
www.findhelp.org
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
You may wish to share this link:
www.findhelp.org
My doctor had a blood titer done to verify my immunity to measles. Definitely worth doing if you have any doubt.
ObPeriodicReminder: If you were born before 1982 and don't have conclusive, *documented* proof of getting 2 doses of MMR, get another dose unless it's counterindicated. The second dose wasn't added to the schedule until later and a lot of us never got the catchup dose.
Genuinely begging you to re-up your MMR & get your kids vaccinated if you can. Between this & Kennedy talking about breaking it up into separate vaccines thus providing opportunities for missed inoculations &, thus, increased infections, public health policy is not looking great, for the foreseeable
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
My doctor had a blood titer done to verify my immunity to measles. Definitely worth doing if you have any doubt.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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My blog post with the ADAM network has now been published. It's about precarity, the future of small subjects, and communal approaches to academic work. I hope it will resonate with some. #IchBinHanna #KleineFaecher #SkandiRetten
difficultmedieval.com/2025/10/23/h...
difficultmedieval.com/2025/10/23/h...
Hard Times and Trial Approaches: Old Norse-Icelandic Studies Between Precarity and the Future
Dr Rebecca Merkelbach reflects on her keynote speech at the most recent Saga Conference. Held every three years, Saga Con is the most important meeting of Old Norse scholars, bringing together acad…
difficultmedieval.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
My blog post with the ADAM network has now been published. It's about precarity, the future of small subjects, and communal approaches to academic work. I hope it will resonate with some. #IchBinHanna #KleineFaecher #SkandiRetten
difficultmedieval.com/2025/10/23/h...
difficultmedieval.com/2025/10/23/h...
About the "accounts to block" post - all of them are recently created US government accounts, because apparently the despots just figured out that all of the cool kids are on Bluesky.
October 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
About the "accounts to block" post - all of them are recently created US government accounts, because apparently the despots just figured out that all of the cool kids are on Bluesky.
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Here are all the accounts to block:
October 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Here are all the accounts to block:
Made it to the Viking North exhibit at the Yorkshire Museum last week. It's really well done - informative, accurate, and with some artifacts I had never seen before. Five stars! #vikingnorth
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Made it to the Viking North exhibit at the Yorkshire Museum last week. It's really well done - informative, accurate, and with some artifacts I had never seen before. Five stars! #vikingnorth
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I was recently looking at the State Department's website on travel advisories to other countries. One of the things that can trigger an advisory is "Wrongful Detention," defined as:
June 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I was recently looking at the State Department's website on travel advisories to other countries. One of the things that can trigger an advisory is "Wrongful Detention," defined as:
Reposted by Ann Sheffield
My friend and colleague Ryder Patzuk-Russell is teaching this cool introductory course this summer. Do sign up! www.paideiainstitute.org/introduction...
Introduction to Old Norse Language and Literature
Living Latin and Ancient Greek
www.paideiainstitute.org
May 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
My friend and colleague Ryder Patzuk-Russell is teaching this cool introductory course this summer. Do sign up! www.paideiainstitute.org/introduction...