A quick post to point out some things I recently discovered before they go off, most of which are things I shall have to try and go to. First up, what looks like a really interesting weekend conference at UCL’s Institute of Archaeology, entitled “Local Churches and Lordship in the European Middle Ages”. I’m not presenting or anything, but the range of speakers is such, including three Iberian papers, that I am really going to have to make all efforts to go. Full details here.
Next up, the new term’s schedule for the Institute of Historical Research’s Earlier Middle Ages Seminar is now published, and again, everything on it looks unmissable, so I really hope I can continue to make it to these. If not, however, I’d be very interested to hear from anyone who feels they might be able to write stuff up for inclusion here, with full credit of course. The schedule is online here, and a shiny PDF version for sticking on noticeboards has also been circulated, though it isn’t yet there: I shall therefore stash it here for you all for the time being.
I’m particularly interested by the seminar for the 13th October, because it is described thus:
Leslie Webster, Guy Halsall
Staffordshire hoard round table
Now, Guy Halsall has views on the Staffordshire Hoard, views with which I can only partially agree but no news there really, and I know this because I recently became aware that Guy Halsall hath a blog, which he has set up to help with his current project, The Transformations of the Year 600. Dammit, why wasn’t I notified, etc. So far it seems largely to be texts of his seminar papers and so on, all very interesting of course (the one about the Hoard is here). There’s a wealth of stuff there, and he says in the first post, “I hope too that it might bring about some useful and helpful discussions and sharing of ideas and information.” As far as I can see, however, this is a well-kept secret so far and no-one has actually commented. I’m not sure I want to be the first, since I don’t know enough to argue with Guy or contribute to a perspective so early, but I expect some reading may be less bothered by the idea, and I thought you might want to know. Here’s hoping he adds more soon.
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Wow – I guess I better add it to my list. I’m a little scared though. One of the things I want to do, if I find the time to do it right, is take a close look at how he, Heather and Goffart use evidence for a distinct historical event – the causal events for Barbarian Rhine Crossing of 405/6. Not sure I want him to see it. ;)
J/K – I tend to e-mail authors when I do a review. Did that for Cullen’s EME article (figured you would see yours all on your own).
Not mentioned on Facebook that I can recall. Guy needs to be pushier. Believe it or not!
I’ll be sure to tell him, from a safe distance :-)
It’s in the ‘about me’ box, Steve. Doh!
Ah, in that case I’ll be sure not to tell you!
There’s a difference between pushy and bolshy. I *do* need to be pushier. More than one person has told me that, believe it or not!