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Dr Matt Firth @_MattFirth_

Associate lecturer @flinders. Early English Queens, 850-1000 out now with @RoutledgeHist at t.ly/Dme6G.

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Dr Matt Firth@_MattFirth_
26 Mar 2025
The mailman's been, author copies are here. Remembering England: Cultural Memory in the Sagas of Icelanders - dragons, duels, berserks, poets, kings, battles, magic, memory theory...what's not to love? Tell your libraries (bit expensive to buy yourself). routledge.com/Remembering-En…
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Dr Matt Firth@_MattFirth_
11 Aug 2025
My latest article is out in the Journal of Medieval History (open access). It examines depictions of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders and the perceived moral implications of raiding in pre-/post-conversion settings. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Víking Across Conversion: Depictions of Víkingar in the Sagas of Icelanders

Vikings commonly feature in the Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). The words víking (the act of raiding) or víkingr (a raider) appear over 180 times across the forty-some texts of the corpus. H...

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Dr Matt Firth@_MattFirth_
11 Jun 2025
My article on Charter S221 and the involvement (or not) of Æthelflæd is officially out in N&Q. Which basically means it now comes with a volume number and page numbers - if you've already read it, nothing else has changed! academic.oup.com/nq/article/…

Æthelflæd and the Lacunae in Cotton Charter VIII.27 (S221)

The charter known as S221 survives in a single-sheet original, held in the British Library under the shelfmark Cotton Charter VIII.27. Issued in 901 for th

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Finding a copy of my queenship book in the wild never gets old (this one at Waterstones Gower St). But it is also 20% cheaper to buy it through the Routledge website with the code 25SMA2. Don't tell Waterstones, I guess?
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Dr Matt Firth@_MattFirth_
13 May 2025
Charter S221 - an original single leaf invariably linked to Æthelflæd. But did you know that, due to damage to the document, her name doesn't appear in the text except as a later addition to the witness list? Some observations on S221 in Notes & Queries. academic.oup.com/nq/advance-…

Æthelflæd and the Lacunae in Cotton Charter VIII.27 (S221)

The charter known as S221 survives in a single-sheet original, held in the British Library under the shelfmark Cotton Charter VIII.27. Issued in 901 for th

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Boydell & Brewer@boydellbrewer
9 May 2025
👸 "This book set a benchmark in the study of #medieval queenship." Queen Emma and Queen Edith by Pauline Stafford was chosen as Matthew Firth's must-read book. Which #medievaltudies book had the most impact on you? Read more: buff.ly/OusOQRg #kzooicms #ICMS #kzoo2025
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I'm in this blog, answering this tricky question (I chose Pauline Stafford's Queen Emma & Queen Edith for anyone wondering)...
Boydell & Brewer@boydellbrewer
8 May 2025
To mark the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies, we asked some of our authors what are the most influential books on #medievalstudies? Discover the 6 must-reads: buff.ly/OusOQRg 📖 Which book would you choose? #kzooicms #ICMS #medievaltwitter
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20% off code for my Routledge books - 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝟴𝟱𝟬-𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬 and 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. They do what they say in the titles! routledge.com/search?author=…
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Jennifer Lorden@jenlorden
17 Apr 2025
Free to download for the next two weeks!
Cambridge University Press - History@cambUP_History
15 Apr 2025
New Cambridge Element Literary Form in Early Medieval England by @jenlorden is now free to read for 2 weeks! cup.org/4jvRGEb #cambridgeelements #history
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Dr Matt Firth@_MattFirth_
3 Apr 2025
While I'm spruiking my recent publications at discount prices, you can also pick up 𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 for 35% off with code BB897. There's some cracking research in this collection. boydellandbrewer.com/9781914…
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Dr Matt Firth@_MattFirth_
3 Apr 2025
Ooh, Routledge is doing 20% off during April, so you can pick up my book, 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴, 850–1000 in paperback or ebook for a decent price! #medievaltwitter #twitterstorians routledge.com/Early-English-…

Early English Queens, 850–1000: Potestas Reginae

This book offers a comprehensive, biography-led examination of queenship in England between 850 and 1000, tracing the development of the queen’s role from bed companion to institutional office. The...

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Dr Matt Firth@_MattFirth_
3 Apr 2025
You can pick up my latest book at 20% off with Routledge this month - 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥: 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. The ebook even approaches affordable... #medievaltwitter routledge.com/Remembering-En…

Remembering England: Cultural Memory in the Sagas of Icelanders

This book provides an in-depth study of depictions of England in the Saga of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur), examining their utility as sources for the history of Viking Age Anglo-Scandinavian cultural...

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I'll be on ABC Nightlife's 'This Week in History' at 9.30pm (AEDT) on Sunday, talking about Eleanor of Aquitaine. I'm venturing later in the Middle Ages than usual and we covered a very packed life in only 30 minutes, so hopefully I did Eleanor justice... abc.net.au/listen/programs/n…

History with Philip Clark and Suzanne Hill | Nightlife with Philip Clark and Suzanne Hill - ABC...

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It's me on the Boydell blog talking about my recent edited collection. It's a great book - I'm really fortunate to have had so many excellent scholars write chapters for it.
Boydell & Brewer@boydellbrewer
24 Mar 2025
Pre-Conquest History and its Medieval Reception offers insights into the political, social and cultural interests that informed the shaping of England's pre-Conquest history. Read more about the book from the its editor, Matthew Firth, in this Q&A blog. buff.ly/kY1WBqO
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