Award-winning & bestselling author at Vinci Books | Co-host of the Vikingology Podcast | Lecturer at Medievalists.net (get 10% off all courses with code 'ADRIEN') | Learn more at cjadrien.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3ml3t2bii5s2nJumping on this author trend. What are yours? #writingcommunity #booksky #author #wrtiting #amreading05 May 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3t2bii5s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3ml3e65cqis2jYou know that labored breathing sound Darth Vader’s suit makes when it’s broken, just before Luke takes off his helmet? That’s what my pug’s snoring sounds like. He so desperately wants to sleep in the bedroom with us, but I can’t sleep Darth Vader gasping for air all night 😂05 May 2026 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3e65cqis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mk3iy25mg227Another article that made the cut in the great content migration to my new website. This one I’ve been reworking for years with new information as researchers discover more evidence. #medievalsky #vikingsky #history #lgbtq https://cjadrien.com/how-did-the-vikings-view-and-treat-homosexuality/22 Apr 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3iy25mg227https://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mjuoodngzk2xDug up this fun piece I wrote years ago, and updated it with the new Orkan project out of Toulouse. How fast were longships? We have a pretty good idea: https://cjadrien.com/how-fast-were-viking-lonships/ #medievalsky #history #vikingsky #sailing #medieval #vikings19 Apr 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuoodngzk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mjsagr4jok2rIf DNA tests can’t tell you if you have a Viking somewhere in your family tree, how could you know? The short answer is that you can’t. However, no one likes to hear that answer, so…I wrote this. #history #medievalsky #vikingsky #ancestry https://cjadrien.com/viking-ancestry/18 Apr 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsagr4jok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mjprnddt7k2aI am guilty of making memes on occasion…. #memes #vikingsky #medievalsky #history17 Apr 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjprnddt7k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mjotpie6vs2jArchetypal Storytelling: The Secret Sauce to Writing Compelling Fiction. Lived experience is the most potent tool at a writer’s disposal, though we often spend the first half of our careers looking elsewhere for inspiration. https://cjadrien.com/archetypal-storytelling/ #writingcommunity #booksky #writing17 Apr 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjotpie6vs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mjm4nogcf22uMy hypothesis I’ve been kicking around for 15 years, boosted in 2022 by a study on herring. What’s funny is I’m not a salt guy. I prefer sweets. But not the Vikings if I’m right! Great background for my novels, too. https://cjadrien.com/the-viking-salt-hypothesis/ #medievalsky #vikingsky #history #writingcommunity16 Apr 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm4nogcf22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mjk54n433224The Saga of Hasting the Avenger: Immersive historical novels of the Viking Age. 2X READER'S FAVORITE AWARD-WINNING | 3X HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY RECOMMENDED | KIRKUS REVIEWS SHORTLIST WINNER cjadrien.com/novels/ #vikingsky #writingcommunity #booksky #medievalsky https://cjadrien.com/novels/15 Apr 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk54n433224https://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mjhvextl522aReader question: did the Vikings wear makeup? Here’s the evidence: https://cjadrien.com/did-the-vikings-wear-makeup/ #vikingsky #medievalsky #history14 Apr 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhvextl522ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mjfis5f5lk2zIf it's the historical research behind my novels you're looking for, here it is...ALL OF IT. Not for the faint of heart, it's almost a whole book's worth. https://cjadrien.com/a-true-and-perfect-viking/ #medievalsky #vikingsky #history #writingcommunity #booksky13 Apr 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfis5f5lk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mj7xdfelqc2sNew website just launched! I'm quite pleased with it :) cjadrien.com #vikingsky #medievalsky #writingcommunity #booksky https://cjadrien.com11 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7xdfelqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3miyycg74kc2tWhat happens when a madman holds the highest seat in the land? Turns out, nothing good… https://www.cjadrien.com/p/what-happens-when-theres-a-madman #medievalsky #history08 Apr 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyycg74kc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mivrpvppgc2dHALLS OF ASGARD is a semi-cooperative social strategy game for 3-6 players where you and your tablemates take on the role of Norse gods and attempt to defeat Hela! #boardgames #vikings #norsemythology #tabletop #indiegame https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshuagillingham/halls-of-asgard07 Apr 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivrpvppgc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3miqjus5w3k2r"It is a matter of historical irony, therefore, that the narrative providing the most complete ‘set of instructions’ for individuation has been weaponized to fuel behaviors used to avoid inner reflection." #psychology #politics #writingcommunity https://open.substack.com/pub/cjadrien/p/hes-not-the-messiah-hes-a-set-of?r=2d395u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web05 Apr 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqjus5w3k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mie3nae2pk2eMy publisher, Vinci Books, just shared with me that for every 100 people who pick up book one of my Hasting series, 75 make it to the end of book 5. I just looked this up, and that's a higher read-through rate than Harry Potter!!! Vikings rule! #vikingsky #booksky #writingcommunity31 Mar 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie3nae2pk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mi2vw34xg223Day 15 of reading excerpts from my Viking historical fiction novels. Someone died in this one. #writingcommunity #booksky #vikingsky #medievalsky27 Mar 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2vw34xg223https://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mhvlf67vts2qBet you didn’t know this about tweezers! #history #medievalsky #science #vikingsky #ancienthistory #archeology https://open.substack.com/pub/cjadrien/p/the-surprising-history-of-tweezers?r=2d395u&utm_medium=ios25 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvlf67vts2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mhthdtky5c25I first saw tweezers in a Viking exhibit in Jork. It stuck with me for some reason. Ever since, I notice them everywhere else, from the ancient Egypt exhibit at the Louvre to this gem at the Musee Dobrée. They’re one of humanity’s oldest inventions, evidently. Gotta pluck them eyebrows!24 Mar 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhthdtky5c25https://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mhqbmytju22tThe musée Dobrée chronicles 500,000 years of history. A must-see! #history #travel #medievalsky #historyteacher #writingcommunity23 Mar 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqbmytju22thttps://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mho3jpe6sc25Checking out the “Viking” exhibit at the Musée Dobrée. #vikingsky #history #medievalsky #writingcommunity22 Mar 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mho3jpe6sc25https://bsky.app/profile/cjadrien.bsky.social/post/3mhggs5iyhs2qDay 14 of reading to you my Viking historical fiction novels. Today Hasting is trying to get his father’s sword back from Hagar. Enjoy! #booksky #medievalsky #writingcommunity #amreading #vikingsky #author19 Mar 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:75vl2dssji4fgh3djgzjxefm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhggs5iyhs2q