JP's funeral was yesterday (14 July) in Norway. We send heartfelt sympathy to Ali and the rest of the family. And with the warmest affection and deep gratitude we wish JP a fair wind and happy sailing in the hereafter. 3/3
We had the great pleasure of welcoming JP and his wife Ali to ASNC back in 2009 for a special event with songs, poems and fine dining, to thank them for all that they had done for us up to that point. Little did we know then that JP would go on remembering us year after year. 2/3
News has just reached us of the death on 20 June of ASNC's most significant recent benefactor, Jan Petter Røed, whose huge generosity secured our teaching of Scandinavian history. JP died having just made his 90th (as in the lovely photo his family sent out). 1/3
Mae'n heulwen braf yn Aberystwyth bore 'ma, diwrnod olaf cynhadledd hynod lwyddiannus ar y llawysgrifau a drefnwyd i ddathlu cyhoeddi Repertory Dr Daniel Huws gan @Ganolfan ac @LLGCymru@ArchifauLLGC
During a fellowship with @POST_UK, Catz postgrad Paddy McAlary authored a new peer-reviewed research briefing on upskilling and retraining the adult workforce, which he describes as "a million miles away" from his PhD at @Department_ASNC. Learn more at https://t.co/Cl9xBzvZHn
Old English Words of Wisdom:
'Tell me what does the sweet word do?'
- 'I tell you: it multiplies a person's friendship and it appeases a person's enemy'
'What is a Saga?' is the subject of Prof. Ralph O'Connor's forthcoming E.C. Quiggin Lecture, subtitled 'Literary Form and Narrative Content in Gaelic and Norse-Icelandic Prose'. Live via zoom, Tuesday 7th December, 5pm. All welcome! Register in advance: https://t.co/pJ6OrTcznV
Join us in person today for our next guest lecture, and hear Dr Roy Flechner, University College Dublin, speaking on the Bible and the Law; 5pm, GR-06/07, Faculty of English Building 9 West Road. All welcome!
It's nearly time for Paper in Time, the first of the Sandars Lectures 2020-21, by @orietta_darold, @englishunicam and @stjohnscam. Tues 9 Nov 5pm, Umney Theatre @RobinsonCamb and live stream. Followed by Paper in Space 10 Nov 5pm; Paper Futures 11 Nov 5pm: https://t.co/yP1ucBKvSw
The Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies Prize for young scholars has been announced: for an article (of 5,000-10,000 words) on any aspect of the Celtic-speaking countries in the Middle Ages written by a scholar aged 30 or under. Closing date 15 April 2022. Contact: [email protected]
@kateweikert it seems to be a standard idiom for getting first prize, often, as Ross suggests, with 'martyrium', but not always. I assume Will means Gos was a sort of successor to Os, who would have been older than him. They *could* have met, but, as you say, this line isn't proof