An Oxford Historian
Boyo-wulf: Beowulf in Cork Slang
Beowulf's fame in modern culture has led to its constant reinterpretation through the process of translation. Each translation is the...
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Welcome to my blog!
Hello, my name is Tristan and I'm a first-year history PhD researcher at Oxford.
The aim of this blog is to share my research and wider history on the early medieval world, help give any advice on applying to university and explaining about Oxford, and generally expanding engagement with the Humanities.
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An Oxford Historian
- Jun 4, 2022
- 5 min
What can nicknames tell us about history?
Recently, St Cross College ran their yearly history prize. This involved, among other things, producing a plain English explanation of...
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An Oxford Historian
- May 22, 2022
- 2 min
Electronic Beowulf
A wonderful resource for exploring the manuscript culture behind the single surviving version of the epic poem Beowulf. This week I...
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An Oxford Historian
- Apr 24, 2022
- 2 min
Bayeux Tapestry Online - resource
The best (and free!) resource to explore the Bayeux Tapestry, the Bayeux Museum's website provides a wonderful chance to explore the work...
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An Oxford Historian
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Nicknames of 'Disability' in Early Medieval England
Last term I attended a confernce put on by the American Names Society to present a paper based on my current PhD work on early medieval...
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An Oxford Historian
- Mar 27, 2022
- 4 min
'Anglo-Saxon' boat burials - why?
The burial at Sutton Hoo Mound 1 is England's most famous archaeological site, and contains a body buried in a magnificent ship. But why...
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An Oxford Historian
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
Westfield Farm - a high-status 'Anglo-Saxon' female burial
The Westfield Farm (Ely) cemetery represents a crucial yet under-appreciated piece of 'Anglo-Saxon' funerary archaeology - a cemetery...
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An Oxford Historian
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Old English Poetry in Fascimile
After a hiatus, we're returning to a weekly series highlighting a set of resources to learn about early medieval England. This week we...
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An Oxford Historian
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Dig: A Review
★★★★☆ Beautifully shot and movingly emotional, The Dig is an impressive example of how the process of history and archaeology can be...
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An Oxford Historian
- Oct 29, 2021
- 13 min
'Viking' Lead Trade Weights
This week, in a repurposing of my Masters Degree dissertation, we have a look at the trade weights used by the Vikings. Often found by...
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An Oxford Historian
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Medieval Music Covers - Hildegard von Blingin'
This week, for fun, we're going to look at the wonderful Hildegard von Blingin' on Youtube, and her covers of modern pop music in a...
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An Oxford Historian
- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
Archaeology - A Beginner's Recommended Reading List
Archaeology is a fascinating subject, but is often quite difficult to get into. There's an awful lot of complex jargon associated with...
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An Oxford Historian
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
The Franks Casket
One of the 'Anglo-Saxon' period's most impressive, and most complex, artefacts is the so-called 'Franks Casket'. A lidded whalebone box,...
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An Oxford Historian
- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
The Prittlewell Prince
Introduction Archaeology is about much more than treasure-hunting but, inevitably, popular attention tends to be drawn towards rich and...
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An Oxford Historian
- Aug 21, 2021
- 6 min
'Anglo-Saxon' History and Archaeology: A Reading List
As an introduction to the 'Anglo-Saxon' history and archaeology course I have put together (available free and online here), I've...
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An Oxford Historian
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Old English Poetry
The poetry of 'Anglo-Saxon England' holds an interesting middle-ground in public perception. On the one-hand Beowulf is perhaps the...
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An Oxford Historian
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1 min
The Yale Early Medieval Lecture Series
Occasionally, you come across a resource that is so incredibly good, it amazes you that it's free. The Yale Early Medieval Lecture Series...
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An Oxford Historian
- Jun 27, 2021
- 4 min
Snape - England's Other Ship Burial
Although Sutton Hoo dominates the popular imagination of Anglo-Saxon ship burials, there is another prime example excavated substantially...
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An Oxford Historian
- May 16, 2021
- 4 min
'Anglo-Saxon' thegns - Power, Image and Spectacle
A dominant question in late 'Anglo-Saxon' history and archaeology is how and why the newly solidified thegnly class establish themselves,...
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An Oxford Historian
- May 16, 2021
- 7 min
'Anglo-Saxon' thegnly buildings
How did rich late 'Anglo-Saxons' live? Can their use of buildings and shape tell us about how they viewed themselves, and how they...
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