Monthly Archives: June 2017

Summer Sequel: Three Roads to Miklagård

Posted on June 30, 2017 by nordbyz

Brigid Ehrmantraut from Princeton University has been generous to offer her recent essay on Scandinavian mercenaries in Constantinople as a reading feuilleton for the Nordic Byzantine Network. Before we do so, we are happy to have Brigid’s attention for a few … Continue reading →

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Workshop on Religious Poetry and Performance at Uppsala University

Posted on June 26, 2017 by nordbyz

The end of May was a busy and exciting time for byzantinists in and around Uppsala. From 18-21 May, the university hosted the big conference on spatialities of Byzantine culture (see below), organised by Myrto Veikou and Ingela Nilsson. The … Continue reading →

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From the Human Body to the Universe… Spatialities of Byzantine Culture

Posted on June 1, 2017 by nordbyz

This international conference was organized by the Department of Linguistics and Philology of Uppsala University, as part of the Research Project “Text and narrative in Byzantium” lead by Professor Ingela Nilsson (http://www.grekiska.net/byzantine-narrative/). It was hosted by the Museum Gustavianum, from … Continue reading →

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