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Yes, I can try. This is roughly how I understand this “double estrangement”.
If we take our starting idea that, for Astartes, the functional equivalent of home is above all belonging to a brotherhood — I’ll speak about the Legion, because I know the Legion era better, though I think this may apply ...

Oh, Gavin, thank you for replying! I was already beginning to think I wasn’t going to get to discuss this with anyone 😊 It’s so quiet here! 😴
My thinking was moving in roughly the same direction: it seems to me that Astartes are closer either to older forms of military identity, or to professional ...

I thought it might be interesting to open a discussion of Mike Ryder’s talk and see what thoughts it raised for everyone else. I have a number of observations and questions of my own, but I’d like to start with one point that stayed with me after the talk.

If I understood the argument correctly, it ...

I also wanted to say how much I enjoyed the conference. Unfortunately, my work schedule turned into a complete disaster and ruined most of my plans for following it live, but I did manage to catch Mike and Jamie Ryder talks, and I’m now working my way through the other presentations as they appear ...

I was very happy to see the programme — and especially relieved to discover that all the papers I’m most interested in don’t overlap! The Saturday online panels in particular look wonderful. I’m really looking forward to the conference, and it’s great to know that the sessions will also be available ...

Hi Jamie, nice to meet you!
Your talk title sounds very interesting to me. The theme of male loneliness is an unexpected angle to me, especially in relation to the Astartes, who are so strongly defined by brotherhood, Legion or Chapter identity, and belonging.
I am also very interested in the ...

Thank you, Markus — this is not a detour for me at all.
I had a vague feeling that Uriah’s name might be connected with the biblical figure, but my knowledge of the Bible is rather superficial, so no immediate allusions came to mind. What you unfold through the name is not merely interesting; it ...

Oh, I love that short story! I think you mean The Last Church — unless there is another church story I’ve missed. It made a very strong impression on me: the way it shows how an entire life can grow out of one decisive misunderstanding, and how even a mistaken interpretation can become a meaning ...

Unfortunately, I won't be able to join - not an easy thing in our days - but I would follow everything I could.

Finally I've read the article and with great interest. Thank you very much! What I especially appreciated was the way it brings together different elements of the Warhammer universe through a historical and cultural reconstruction of ideas, motifs, and images. The neo-medieval framework seems very ...