Stephen Hopkins
@phil-lol-ogist
Asst Prof (Old English & Old Norse). Book TRANSLATING HELL (2026). Phil-lol-ogist, word-lover, pun-makar, collector of dictionaries, glamorer of grammar.
This new Mario Kart World SLAPS I love getting to red shell billionaires with him
🚨 LIGHT THE BEACONS🚨 🔥🔥THIS IS NOT A DRILL🔥🔥 I just got the coolest possible father's day gift 🤘🥹🤘
COVID took dairy from me, so I find it oddly comforting to think that I could still get almond milk in medieval England, should I find myself there/then
Here's some promotional material my 3 yo helped me come up with over Lucky Charms this morning: Knock knock Who's there? My book is on sale My book is on sale who? My book is on sale for you
Have you tried it with quill, ink, and on vellum? You might change your mind... 😆 (These are from my Old Norse class)
Abbot: how's that Song of Songs initial coming? Remember, it's an allegory for Christ's love for the church Monk: just finishing the nudity A: the what? This is an allegory! IN A BIBLE M: wait, how sexy is too sexy? A: any sexy! Let me see... Is that a boob? M: probably not? A: you're fired
But "toe" coming from the same *PIE root as "teach" and "token" seems perverse
If you enjoy obscure historical punnery, might I humbly proffer my new book: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526175038/
This Viking ship head cannot even (Franz Stassen, can 1914 for the Ring cycle)
When students didn't do the reading and just ask me about apocrypha because they know I take that bait every time
I don't care what chatgpt told you, babe, I'm in my medieval mystics era 💅
Depression leaving your body as you read Translating hell, this summer's hottest read!
And we don't even get any bangers like "15 miles on the data center canal"