What connected a diminutive church in eighth-century southern Italy to the Μεγάλη Ἐκκλησία, Hagia Sophia? What are we to do with a building that is, by all appearances, essentially unique in medieval architecture? Did medieval viewers really rely on mental plans to interpret architectural spaces?

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Very pleased to share that my article “Distant Echoes: Santa Sofia, Benevento and Architectural Iconography in the Early Medieval Mediterranean” is out in the latest issue of Speculum. It’s been a long journey, but it is great to finally see it in print! doi.org/10.1086/742867

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Ever wondered what seals, cormorants and snails can tell us about the Early Middle Ages? I humbly recommend my new(ish) article on how many small human practices in coastal Scotland built the foundations for larger social changes... link.springer.com/article/10.1... #envhist 🏺 #medievalsky

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Early medieval kingship ran on food. Offa's court moved between estates and was fed by them, though historians now argue over whether that was a general food-rent or a system of feasts. My new short story, The Tally, sits inside that uncertainty. samuelstephenchronicles.substack.com/p/the-tally?...

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People it seems no longer have the experience of picking and storing apples, otherwise they would understand this expression... 🍎🍏🌳

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