Category Archives: Nottingham

Getting to the root of Getinges: tribal memory and group identity in Early Anglo-Saxon Surrey

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Robert J S Briggs

Recently, I uploaded a revised version of my Nottingham MA dissertation under the Work tab. To sum up its purpose and content in a sentence, the dissertation constitutes a predominantly-linguistic reassessment of all place-names in the historic county of Surrey which might … Continue reading →

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The reviews are in (again)

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

Earlier this month, I enjoyed an afternoon in a gown and mortarboard as I graduated from the University of Nottingham. It was a pleasant break from the work routine – oh, go on then, it was one of my proudest moments of the year – but … Continue reading →

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Playing away at Onomastics.co.uk

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

The past month has been bonkers busy, or, to use the slicker corporate jargon that now disfigures my professional writing and speech after two months of working for a leading tech company, my bandwidth has been maxed out all too frequently. So, if you were wondering why posts … Continue reading →

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Post no bills? Reflections on visits to place-names in the Surrey Weald

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

It’s over. My dissertation is handed in, my part in my Master’s degree is done. Finally, time to relax and enjoy the summer. I’m not much of a Doctor Who fan but nonetheless I enjoyed the coincidence of the episode aired that weekend being set … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglo-Saxon, Landscape, News, Nottingham, Old English, Place, Place-Names, Surrey, Sussex, Topography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Contacts and Networks: University of Nottingham Institute for Medieval Research Postgraduate Conference 2014

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been working alongside a number of postgraduate research students within the University of Nottingham’s Institute for Medieval Research planning its annual Postgraduate Conference. I think I’m right in saying the conference is in its fifth year, and this time … Continue reading →

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Slinging swords and casting corns – a brief foray into experimental archaeology

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

One of the downsides of being a taught student is having to submit multiple pieces of work on completely different topics – in this case three essays which together weighed in at a little shy of 10,000 words – on the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglo-Saxon, Archaeology, Battersea, Charters, Nottingham, Old English, Ritual, Surrey, Swords, Topography | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

What’s the point of it all?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Robert J S Briggs

You’ve got to bear with me on this post as I’m not all that sure where I’m going with it, but safe to say the title in no way should be taken too literally. I’m fine. Today I took in … Continue reading →

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Not leaving the house

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

It’s drawing dark outside despite it still being a reasonable hour which makes me realise two things: winter is pretty much upon us, and I’m not going to make it out of the house in the light today. Quite honestly, … Continue reading →

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Society for Medieval Archaeology Postgraduate Colloquium + some other stuff

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

It turns out life as a postgrad second time around involves considerably more work than I remember from back in my Leeds days. I’ve yet to work out if the difference is institutional, personal or a mix of the two, … Continue reading →

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Settling back in to student life

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

You find me midway through my second week of being a student again. A postgraduate student, I hasten to add – I don’t think I have the stamina to be an undergrad a second time around (that, and I didn’t … Continue reading →

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