Call for Papers: The Reckoning of Time in Medieval Scandinavia

Published 2 September 2025
University of Leeds Library

International Medieval Congress (IMC) calls for papers on "The Reckoning of Time in Medieval Scandinavia" for its upcoming conference at the University of Leeds, 6 – 9 July 2026. The deadline for abstracts is 19 September 2025.

CFP — IMC 2026

The Reckoning of Time in Medieval Scandinavia

Time is at the heart of medieval learning. Some of the earliest attested manuscripts from medieval Scandinavia are Easter tables, historical writing went on to shape the composition of vernacular prose, and eschatologies both pagan and Christian guided the interpretation of the present. The International Medieval Congress invite 20-minute papers on any of the topics below and beyond. They especially encourage creativity and diverse perspectives.

- Computus, Easter tables, and related manuscripts

- Concepts of history

- Time and memory

- Notions of periodisation

- Cosmologies and the rhythm of creation

- Eschatological thought

Please submit abstracts of approximately 250 words and a short bio including name, pronouns, and affiliations to Adrián Rodríguez Avila air27cam.acuk and Jonas Zeit-Altpeter zeitaltpeter@uni-bonn.de by the 19th of September.