Call for Papers
The Heroic Age welcomes and encourages papers on topics unrelated to themed issues at any time.
Editions and Translations
The Heroic Age invites submissions of new editions and translations of early medieval texts related to Northen Europe. Both complete works and fragments of longer works will be considered for publication. The original may be in either an early medieval vernacular or Latin or Greek. Translations and editions should not exceed 7000 words, although longer texts may be considered. Please consult the Author's Instructions for general submission guidelines. Preference will be given to texts that do not exist in a modern edition or translation. Please indicate if the text is previously unedited or untranslated.
The Heroic Age publishes the following types of materials:
- Feature Articles
- Editions and Translations
- History by Biography
- Book Reviews
- Film and Television Reviews
The Heroic Age Issue 12: Early Medieval Languages and Linguistics (August 2008)
The Heroic Age invites submissions on any aspect of Late Antique or Early Medieval languages and linguistics. Topics may include (but are not limited to): place name studies; vocabulary borrowed from different languages (such as William Sayers exploration of the borrowing of nautical vocabulary from Norse in Issue 8 of The Heroic Age); growth of vernacular languages; the influence of Latin on vernacular; vernacular influence on Latin; runes; ogam; editions or translations of little known texts or inscriptions; the use or mis-use of Greek or Hebrew.
Submissions will be received at any time, no later than October 1, 2007. Submissions should be sent to Larry Swain.
The Heroic Age Issue 13: Early Medieval Manuscripts: Use and Abuse (January 2009)
The Heroic Age invites submissions exploring the use or abuse of Late Antique and Early Medieval manuscripts. Studies of individual manuscripts, or the influence of disparate manuscripts on a particular text, the peculiar travels of a manuscript(s), and other studies are encouraged and welcome.
Submissions will be received at any time, no later than April 1, 2008. Submissions should be sent to Larry Swain.
The Heroic Age Issue 14: Law and Legal Culture in the Early Middle Ages (July 2009)
Guest Editor: Andrew Rabin, University of Louisville
The Heroic Age invites submissions for a special issue on law and legal culture in the early middle ages. We construe the subject of this issue broadly, and we are eager to receive submissions representing a variety of perspectives, methodologies, national or ethnic cultures, and disciplines. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): royal legislation, legal manuscripts, law in/and literature, legal procedure, charters and diplomatics, writs and wills, dispute resolution, theories of law and justice, canon law, editing medieval law, law and philosophy, perceptions of medieval law in later periods, law in/and art, international law, and intersections between medieval Asian and European legal traditions. We welcome traditional philological and historicist approaches, as well as those informed by modern critical theory.
Prospective contributors should feel free to contact Andrew Rabin if they have any questions.
Articles should be 7000 words including bibliography and endnotes, and conform to The Heroic Age's in-house style. Instructions may be found under Submission Instructions. All submissions will be reviewed by two readers according to a double-blind policy. All submissions should be sent to Larry Swain. The deadline for submission is July 1st, 2008.
This issue will also include a second special section on Early Medieval Studies and Modern Theory, title to yet be determined. The section is being edited and compiled currently by Eileen Joy and will include papers from members of the BABEL project.
The Heroic Age Issue 15: Ten Year Anniversary Issue: The World of Late Antique Britain
> For our ten year anniversary The Heroic Age is planning to revisit the topic of its first issue, which dealt with the Matter of Arthur. Issue 15 will have three sections. The first will be historical, examining the world of Late Antique Britain, connections with the rest of the continent in Late Antiquity, and new views of the Adventus Saxonum. The second section will examine Arthur and Arthurian literature. The third section will include studies of "under studied" early medieval authors with a focus on the Irish and British authors of the period.
Articles should be 7000 words including bibliography and endnotes, and conform to The Heroic Age's in-house style. Instructions may be found under Submission Instructions. All submissions will be reviewed by two readers according to a double-blind policy. All submissions should be sent to Larry Swain.
Future issues and sections currently planned for The Heroic Age include but are not limited to:
- Late Antiquity in NW Europe
- The Normans
- Folklore of the Early Middle Ages
- Arthur Redux
- Study of the Bible in the Early Middle Ages