My article on "The Owl and the Nightingale" has been published by The Literary Encyclopedia. I'm convinced the poem was composed after the death of Henry III and before the coronation of Edward I, so 1272-1274.

Paper The Languages of Blick Mead in the Mesolithic and Neolithic given at Amesbury History Centre Friday 5th October 2018.

Four Harry Potter articles by me published in
The Literary Encyclopedia:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Dennison Research Grant

Awarded a Dennison Research Grant in connection with the Blick Mead Stonehenge excavation. The research funds are a benefaction by economist Prof Stanley Dennison (1912-1992). 

Published by The Literary Encyclopedia, my articles on Tom Brown's Schooldays and its author Thomas Hughes.

 

Blick Mead: Exploring the 'First Place' in the Stonehenge Landscape

The first volume in the new academic monograph series "Studies in the British Mesolithic and Neolithic" (series edited by David Jacques and Graeme Davis) has been published. The Blick Mead dig of this project is Current Archaeology Research Project of the Year 2018.

I that in heill wes and gladnes

My article on William Dunbar's "Lament for the Makaris" published by Literary Encyclopedia.

My article "Arthur Ransome's 'Swallows and Amazons'" published 24th February 2018 by
The Literary Encyclopedia.

My article on William Dunbar's Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins "Off Februar the fyiftene nycht" published by The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 November 2017. 

   
 My Stonehenge MOOC is available here.

"Brexit" speeds into the global lexicon

The Sunday Times has written an article for the OU's Open Learn. "Brexit is both an English language phenomenon and a global language phenomenon".

The Language of Brexit

Article on the etymology of the word "Brexit" published by OpenLearn, January 2017.

Mesolithic Sussex Flint

The Mesolithic flint I found at Arlington, now entered in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. Described as "A fragment of flint bladelet, possibly a piece of debitage or an unfinished microlith blank, Mesolithic, 8000-4500BC. The tertiary flake has been truncated at the proximal end, removing the bulb of percussion though, the rippling remains visible on the ventral side. The dorsal side is marked by a longitudinal ridge created by previous flake removals to either side. There is no retouch present on the object, though there is some damage to the edges of the flake."

"Harry Potter. El misterio de un éxito irresistible", La Nacion Domingo 25 de Septeimbre 2016.

"Probablemente Rowling acertó en el equilibrio entre un mundo suficientemente familiar para que los chicos lo entiendan -la escuela- y un mundo suficientemente diferente para que resulte excitante: el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería", apunta el lingüista Graeme Davis, profesor de Humanidades en la Universidad de Buckingham, Gran Bretaña. "También acierta Rowling al no mostrar una actitud protectora y superior frente a sus lectores. Hay cuestiones morales difíciles en las novelas de Harry Potter, especialmente en las últimas, y los adolescentes las valoran. Quizás lo atractivo sea la progresión de las novelas a medida que Harry crece, porque presentan un lenguaje y temas más complejos que incitan a los niños a leer cosas que no son propias de su edad", reflexiona el especialista en literatura inglesa y autor de dos libros sobre Harry Potter... 

University of Buckingham links with Fara Heim

University of Buckingham has agreed a link with Icelandic-Canadian explorers Fara Heim to investigate the history and archaeology of Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. Graeme Davis is a project advisor for Fara Heim.

Stonehenge may be mentioned in 8th Century poem

BBC News 20 October 2014

An 8th Century poem, thought to have been written about Bath, could be the oldest surviving text to describe Stonehenge, an academic has claimed.

Mediaeval language expert Dr Graeme Davis said the poem could pre-date a previous text by several hundred years.

The poem, called The Ruin, mentions stones called "the old ones" or the "elders" and describes a warm spring similar to one found at Blick Mead.

Nearby Amesbury was recently named the oldest continuous settlement in the UK.

The town, including Stonehenge, has been continually occupied since 8820BC, experts have found.

The Dialect of Our Sussex Ancestors

Article by Graeme Davis
published in Sussex Family Historian
March 2016.

Arthur Ransome and the dialect of Norfolk

Article published in Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics 8 (2015), 79-98. University of Buckingham publication of the week. Reviewed The Times 4th January 2016, including editorial.

Academic journals edited by Graeme Davis and Karl Bernhardt are available here:

Journal of Language and Linguistics;
Journal of Language and Learning;
Journal of Language and Literature;
Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics.

Selected Poems of the Russian Symbolists: Bryusov, Akhmatova and Mandelstam. Three eBook shorts.

Three Kindle eBooks:

Nine Poems of Valery Bryusov (Selected Poems of the Russian Symbolists: Bryusov, Akhmatova and Mandelstam).
 
Fifteen Poems of Anna Akhmatova (Selected Poems of the Russian Symbolists: Bryusov, Akhmatova and Mandelstam).
 
Eleven Poems of Osip Mandelstam (Selected Poems of the Russian Symbolists: Bryusov, Akhmatova and Mandelstam).

The Origin of Surnames

Guest lecture at the Society of Genealogists, 20th April 2013, within the conference "Medieval Genealogy".

Eight Titles by Graeme Davis Published through Amazon KDP

Historical Perspectives on the Development of English: The History of the English Language in Seven Texts
(ASIN: B00BBFO4OG)

The Baird Letters - Letters of Gilbert Baird of Auchmedden
(ASIN: B00AUEYFZM)

Driver H Taylor’s “In Memory of Our Nigh...
(ASIN: B00AXZNE6E)

A Brit in Iceland
(ASIN: B00AUXUZ0M)

The Red Rag Vol 1 No 1 October 1916
(ASIN: B00AWVN9UA)

A Brit in Greenland
(ASIN: B00AUID93C)

A Literary Study of Andreas
(ASIN: B00ALIQ6ZE)

Mary Ann Beard's The Church Lane Ghost
(ASIN: B00ATHLFQW)

A Literary Study of Andreas

2012 Kindle book by Graeme Davis on the Anglo-Saxon poem Andreas, reprinting a 1988 University of St Andrews (Scotland) dissertation.

Historical Perspectives on the Development and Spread of English

Article by Graeme Davis published The Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics volume V, 2012.

Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics

Volume 5 September 2012 now available.

Article "Vikings" published in Eastern Airways' Inflight Magazine, autumn 2012.

Re-Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Book by Graeme Davis published June 2012

"Break That Brick Wall!"
Article by Graeme Davis in Family History Monthly 207 April 2012.

Your Family Tree Online and Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree
both now republished in Kindle editions.

SURNAMES What's in a name? An extract from my book Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree reprinted in the new bookazine Discover Your Ancestors.

Morphology and its Interfaces
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
"Linguistics Today" volume 178

Reviewed by Graeme Davis in Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics issue IV (2011)

"Branching out Online", article by Graeme Davis published by Family History Monthly special issue 198.

Interviewed on BBC Radio Sheffield (Rony Robinson 24th May 2011) on the Irish roots of Obama.

Solving Genealogy Problems:
How to Break Down "Brick Walls"
and Build Your Family Tree
ISBN 978-1-84528-477-0

New book by Graeme Davis
published December 2011.




Reviewed by Family Tree magazine March 2012: "It basically does what it says on the tin ... Like a driving instructor guiding you through a three point turn to get you out of a dead end."

Reviewed by Genealogists' Magazine 30.9 March 2012: "A useful guide for those occasions when research has come to a standstill and another angle is needed to progress any further".

Reviewed by Who Do You Think You Are? February 2012: "Clear explnations, signposting and sound advice underpin ideas to try to solve your conundrums ... One to inspire ..."

Vikings in America is now available in 2nd edition (new ISBN 9781841589596).

See reviews at Medieval History, Reykjavik Grapevine, Speesh, discussion The Modern Historian, the Canadian Medievalist, and other such Oxymorons, and interview at Medievalists.

T. S. Eliot's THE WASTE LAND In 999 Words (What Everyone Should Know)

This eBook short published by Nimble Books.

Geoffrey Chaucer's THE PARDONER'S TALE In 999 Words
(What Everyone Should Know)
This eBook short by Graeme Davis to be published by Nimble Books, March 2011.

John Milton's PARADISE LOST In 999 Words (What Everyone Should Know)
This eBook short by Graeme Davis published by Nimble Books.
ASIN: B003ZSICAY

Kindle Nation Daily
the inside scoop on all things Kindle
features Thursday 15th July
The Unauthorized Harry Potter Quiz Book,
by Graeme Davis.

Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree

Reviewed by Family Tree Magazine December 2010: "brings ... expertise to bear on surnames."

Reviewed by BBC Who Do You Think You Are? January 2011: "whether you're a Smith or an Elton this book will provide some valuable pointers to unravelling the unique story behind your surname."

Reviewed by Genealogist's Magazine March 2011: "this book will not disappoint the reader."

Reviewed by Your Family Tree Spring 2011: "A superb new approach ... This is a warm, well-informed book that will interest everyone".

Mentioned by Family Tree Magazine March 2011: "Particularly popular with genealogists ... the perfect starting point for those wishing to find out what your family name means".

These two mini-dictionaries now stocked by UK newsagent

The Lost Symbol: Truth or Fiction on the Channel USA 12th January 2010. Graeme Davis, author of The Lost Symbol: Found speaks about Dan Brown's latest book.

The Medievalists interview, Christmas 2009. Graeme Davis interviewed about his new book Vikings in America.

"Nimble author Graeme Davis will be appearing on Channel 5 in the UK at 8 pm local time Wed Oct 21 to discuss The Lost Symbol and Graeme's forthcoming book about it."

The Lost Symbol: Truth or Fiction (Documentary)
Time - 20:00 - 21:00 (1 hour long)
When - Wednesday 21st October on Channel Five
Investigative documentary exploring the story behind Dan Brown's new novel, The Lost Symbol. Featuring unique access to Freemason lodges throughout the world, the film examines the history of the organisation and explores the biggest conspiracy theories surrounding it. After centuries of rumour, suspicion and scandal, do the Freemasons deserve their mysterious reputation?

The Lost Symbol: Found Unauthorized Analysis and Critique of Dan Brown's Latest Novel.

The Lost Symbol: Found is published by Nimble Books October 2009, and is an exploration of Dan Brown's latest novel The Lost Symbol.
ISBN 978-1-60888-011-9

The Freemasons and Washington DC provide a background for an exploration of mysticism and religious enlightenment. Within the frame of a fast-paced thriller this book asks and even answers key questions about the existence of a soul and a life after death.

Available in paperback and Kindle.

Your Family Tree On-Line

How to trace your ancestry from your own computer

Published August 2009 by Howtobooks.

Reviewed by Ancestors issue 87 "all that you need to know to get started".

Reviewed by Family Tree Autumn 2009 "a clear step-by-step guide".

Reviewed by Your Family Tree issue 82 - they love the title!

Reviewed by BBC Who Do You Think You Are? magazine issue 27 "... a useful primer for beginners".

Reviewed by Family History Monthly issue 176 "of use to beginners".

Mentioned by Family Tree Magazine March 2011: "Particularly popular with genealogists ... explains how to begin tracing ancestors on the internet".

Exploring
Beedle the Bard
& Re-reading
Harry Potter






Re-read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Today

Published by Nimble Books, Michigan.
ISBN 978-1934840573

Re-read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Today

Published by Nimble Books, Michigan.
ISBN 978-1934840726

Exploring Beedle the Bard

Published by Nimble Books, Michigan.
ISBN 978-1934840795

The Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics
The University of Buckingham Press, edited by Graeme Davis and Karl Bernhardt
ISSN 1957-9821

Issue 1, September 2008.
Issue 2, September 2009.
Issue 3, September 2010.
Issue 4, September 2011.

This is the successor journal to Journal of Language and Linguistics (1999-2007).

The Unauthorized Harry Potter Quiz Book, published June 2008 by Nimble Books, Michigan.
ISBN-10: 1934840440
ISBN-13: 978-1934840443

This is a Harry Potter quiz book like no other. It won't be asking you questions like "what school did Harry Potter go to?" (If you are a Harry Potter fan, then of course you know the answer!) Rather it asks questions which will develop your literary appreciation of the Harry Potter books and your general knowledge of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Some of these questions are easy, quite a few are fiendishly difficult, and several of them really don't have simple answers, but thinking about possible answers is what it is all about. Work through this quiz book (with an eye on the answers) and come out the other end with a much better understanding of the phenomenon that is Harry Potter.

Reviewed on The Linguist List:
New-Dialect Formation in Canada.
Connectives in the History of English.

Dictionary of West Country English
Published July 2008 by Abson Books.
ISBN 9780902920811

"A language so local, so phonetically condensed, permissive of slur that it is inseparable ... from its peculiar landscapes; its combes and bartons, leats and linhays." (John Fowles)

Genealogy and the Internet

eBook republishing on the cover disk of Your Family Tree magazine October 2007 edition.

New eBook Uploading Your Family Tree to the Internet republished on the cover disk of Your Family Tree magazine January 2008 edition.

Vikings in America
Published August 2009 by Birlinn, Edinburgh.

For four centuries or more, from their first visits around AD 1000 to the eve of the Columbus voyages, the Vikings explored and settled thousands of miles of the coasts and rivers of North America. From New York’s Long Island to the Canadian High Arctic the New World was a playground for Viking adventurers. And the name the Vikings gave to this New World – America.

Reviewed by Medieval History. "A well-researched, interesting and thought provoking book which is sure to create fresh debate... Graeme Davis writes in a descriptive and lively style... A fascinating look at Viking history".