Welcome to Alaric Hall’s website!

I am an associate professor in the School of English, University of Leeds, where I research the Eurasian Middle Ages, and Iceland from the Middle Ages to the present, and teach across the full range of English Studies. For academic stuff, this website has my most accurate and complete publication lists, and most up-to-date links to free-access online texts of my work.

As of 2025, I'm also offering online private tuition in Old and Middle English, Old Norse, and beginners' modern Icelandic.

Otherwise, I like to play drums, go to old man pubs, learn Arabic and bits of Hebrew, edit Wikipedia, stay in my tent, and to try to read books in languages I'm trying to learn/not forget. I put a lot of time into campaigning with Leeds Green Party, and regularly stand for election to Leeds City Council.

If you still want to know more about me, try my accounts at:

To contact me, use in the first instance my permanent forwarding e-dress, alaric@cantab.net.

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