Seax (noun):

  1. a knife, an instrument for cutting

  2. as a weapon, a short sword, dagger

    (Bosworth-Toller, https://bosworthtoller.com/27294)

Hello!

My name is Tristan, and I’m what we euphamistically call an ‘early career historian’: either unemployed, or very sparsely and unsustainably employed.

This Substack is an attempt to share some of my research into nicknames in early medieval England with the wider community, through a set of in-depth biographies and stories. If you love medieval history, this is the home for you.

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Historian of medieval England with a particular love of nicknames

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Historian of questionable ability, interested in medieval names and naming.