Tristan Alphey

Research Topic

'Agnomina in Early Medieval England: A Socio-onomastic Case study

My research focuses on 'nicknames' in early medieval England and how they reflect changing social and political realities, especially in regard to the Danelaw.

Supervisor: Professor Stephen Baxter 

Awards and Honours

Turville-Petre Prize for Old Norse Studies (awarded by the Viking Society for Northern Research) - 2019

Early Career Member of the Royal Historical Society - 2021

Society of Name Studies in Britain and Ireland essay prize - 2022

Conference Papers

'Landnámabók – A Socio-Onomastic Case-Study' -  The Háskóli Íslands Student Conference on the Medieval North, 2021

'Landnámabók, Agnomina and Group Fidelity: A Socio-onomastic Case-study' - CCASNC, 2021

'Nicknames of 'disability' in early medieval England' - American Names Society Conference, 2022

I am the convener of the Historical Socio-Onomastics Reading Group - all subjects and levels of expertise are welcome.