The Long Middle Ages

A Seminar Series at the University of Leeds

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Autumn Seminar 2 (15/10/2026)

Autumn Seminar 2 (15/10/2026): Lombard Onomastics and Paul the Persian For the second seminar of the Autumn series of The Long Middle Ages, we welcome Samuel Rowe and Riccardo Brighenti. Paper 1: Samuel Rowe, ‘Lombard Onomastics and Rulership Discourse’ Abstract: Onomastics are a unique type of strategy of identification: by nature, they involve a conscious…

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Autumn Seminar 1 (01/10/2026)

Autumn Seminar 1 (01/10/2026): East Asian Spirit Pacification and the Severn Sea Zone For the first seminar of the Autumn series of The Long Middle Ages, we welcomed Tham Chui Jun and Caroline Bourne. Paper 1: Tham Chui Jun, ‘Governing the Dead: Spirit Pacification, the Water-Land Retreat, and Rulership in Medieval East Asia’ Abstract: In…

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In TWO WEEKS, Thurs 1st October, we have our first seminar of term! The seminar will be from 17:30-19:00 online (via Teams).Please follow the link to register to attend: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon…#medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

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