Dr Matt Firth

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…

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/10.10…

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/72/…

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?

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-art…

👸 "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

I'm in this blog, answering this tricky question (I chose Pauline Stafford's Queen Emma & Queen Edith for anyone wondering)...

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=…

Free to download for the next two weeks!

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/9781914049194/…

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-…

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…

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/program…

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.