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What Judges Need to Know: The Anti‐Factual Challenge and Judicial Review

open access: yesThe Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 3-27, January 2026.
Today, there is a ‘knowledge crisis’, informing ‘societies of doubt’. Looked at more closely, we are confronted with attacks on expertise and knowledge, on facts and truth, as one chapter in the autocratic playbook. This challenges the legal system in many ways, be it legislation and other types of regulation, or administration and governance, as well ...
Susanne Baer
wiley   +1 more source

Looking beyond charters and contracts: child slavery in the narrative sources of the early Middle Ages

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 572-589, November 2025.
This article traces the presence of enslaved children in early medieval narrative sources, especially hagiographies, and looks into the relationship between their historicity and their literary functions. While topoi such as the ransoming or redemption of slaves are acknowledged, this article argues that despite these motifs, narrative sources offer ...
Danny Grabe
wiley   +1 more source

The social construction of the Norwegian Viking Age: An analysis of the national identity discourse in Norwegian Viking Age research. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The overall theme of this thesis is how everyday words and formulations can be effective components in the creation and maintenance of national identities. The thesis explores the everyday and almost invisible markers of the national, i.e. statements and
Jahnsen, Sofie Scheen
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'Mine's a Pint of Bitter': Performativity, gender, class and representations of authenticity in real-ale tourism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Leisure choices are expressive of individual agency around the maintenance of taste, boundaries, identity and community. This research paper is part of a wider project designed to assess the social and cultural value of real ale to tourism in the north ...
Bakhtin M.   +21 more
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Lucky Coincidences: Experiencing Serendipity in Museums and Beyond

open access: yesJournal of Applied Social Psychology, Volume 55, Issue 11, Page 855-870, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Serendipity is the unintentional, accidental discovery of something new or surprising that feels positive and meaningful for the individual. Four studies (N1 = 1638; N2 = 279; N3 = 520; N4 = 452) examined such experiences in museums and beyond, contributing to three overarching goals: (a) achieving a better understanding of predictors and ...
Max Knabe   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The scourge of the land and sea : an awful outlaw or a romantic hero? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The article concentrates on the issue of piracy. The author explains various terms connected with the sea roving phenomena and, in short, describes the Western tradition of piracy and privateering.
Puchalska, Joanna
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Combs, Contact and Chronology : Reconsidering Hair Combs in Early-Historic and Viking-Age Atlantic Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Analysis of an important collection of bone/antler hair combs from Atlantic Scotland has illuminated the chronology of early-medieval Scandinavian settlement in the region.
Ashby, S.P.
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