Tag Archives: Constantinople

In Search of Constantinople in Istanbul – and Venice!

Posted on August 12, 2022 by nordbyz

Sergey Ivanov’s guidebook to the Byzantine monuments of Istanbul has already appeared in Russian, Bulgarian and Turkish. Thanks to a collaboration between the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, the Turkish publisher Kitap Yayinevi, and The Byzantine Legacy, an English translation … Continue reading →

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The Perpetual Conquest

Posted on July 24, 2020 by nordbyz

As turquoise carpets begin to cover up the ancient marble floors of the Hagia Sophia in preparation for the first Muslim Friday prayers to be held there since 1935; as various rumors about the future of its Byzantine mosaics make … Continue reading →

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Two new books

Posted on November 3, 2019 by nordbyz

Five years after the NBN workshop The Straits – Inquiries into a Crossroad took place at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, and thanks to the great efforts of its new director Ingela Nilsson, we are proud to present the outcome … Continue reading →

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ConstSpace: A New Research Network Hosted by the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul

Posted on April 19, 2019 by nordbyz

The research network ‘Constantinople: the diachronicity of public spaces’ (ConstSpace) wishes to challenge current ideas of a clearly distinguishable European center, located in the west of the continent, surrounded by different peripheries. It focuses on Constantinople/Istanbul – once the capital … Continue reading →

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Þrír Vegir í Miklagarð (part three)

Posted on July 28, 2017 by nordbyz

Wulf: A Displaced Anglo-Saxon, c. 1090 It had been the better part of a lifetime since the Conquest, and Wulf was resolved to stay and settle in his adoptive city. His loyalty to his former liege lords had been remote … Continue reading →

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Þrír Vegir í Miklagarð (part one)

Posted on July 2, 2017 by nordbyz

Halfdan: A Swedish Varangian via Kievan Rus, c. 990 Halfdan was not the first Halfdan to come to Miklagard. This he discovered shortly after his arrival from Kiev with Prince Vladimir’s other Rus. On especially important days, the life-guard accompanied … Continue reading →

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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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Byzantium, alt-right and hooliganism

Posted on May 8, 2017 by nordbyz

As our readers will know, the Nordic Byzantine Network is not only preoccupied with the study of Byzantium as such, but also with the metahistory of its past and contemporary use. Such was, for instance, the topic of a two-day … Continue reading →

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Ny serie om vikingaflicka i Miklagård

Posted on September 14, 2016 by nordbyz

Läsare av Dagens ETC har sedan i somras kunnat följa den äventyrliga vikingaflickan Siris resa till Miklagård i form av Patric Nyströms och Per Demervalls nya seriealbum Siri och vikingarna, utgivet av Rabén & Sjögren (2016). I följetongsformatet publiceras en … Continue reading →

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Byzantine days in Uppsala

Posted on October 24, 2015 by nordbyz

A series of Byzantine events took place in Uppsala on 15-17 October, in collaboration between Greek and Byzantine Studies, Uppsala University, the Uppsala Coin Cabinet, Museum Gustavianum and the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study. Cécile Morrisson held a lecture in … Continue reading →

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