CML. UNI BA

December 30, 2022

Of Mumblings and Carvings: How magical is the Old High German Word rûna (‘rune’) and its Derivations?

By Dr Aletta Leipold, Saxon Academy of Science and Humanities

The Old High German noun rûna does not denote a character, as one might erroneously assume based on the meaning of the German word Rune. The majority of words connected to rûna, rûnên and related derivates and compounds pertain to the semantic field of words such as ‘whisper’, ‘whispering’, ‘murmur’, and ‘murmuring’. This semantic range, associated with orality, was further expanded to include meanings related to ‘sorcery’ and ‘secret’. How much magic is in these Old High German words and what may we learn from them about medieval concepts of magic?
February 25, 2022

Postdoctoral researchers positions (2) in Byzantine Studies and Digital Humanities

In the framework of the project "DigiByzSeal – Unlocking the value of seals: New Methodologies for Historical Research in Byzantine Studies" jointly funded by the ANR and the DFG, there are open positions for 2 postdoctoral researchers in Byzantine Studies and Digital Humanities to start on April 1st 2022 for 24 months.
February 2, 2022

NetMAR Summer School: “Teaching (in) the Middle Ages: Arts – Rituals – Education”

The Network for Medieval Arts and Rituals, a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, invites PhD and Master students from all related disciplines to participate to its one-week-long summer school in the UNESCO world heritage city of Bamberg. Generous travel grants are on offer.
July 12, 2021

NetMAR at IMC 2021 Fringe

The NetMAR team participated at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds on 8 July 2021. This NetMAR event, which was held as an IMC 2021 Fringe Event, featured Dr Stavroula Constantinou of UCY (Project Coordinator of NetMAR) and Dr Christos Hadjiyiannis also of UCY; Prof. Dr Ingrid Bennewitz and Dr Detlef Goller of UNI BA; and Dr Nils Holger Petersen and Dr Rosa Rodriguez Porto, both attached to SDU