Conor Kostick

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Conor Kostick (* 1964 in Cheshire ) is an Irish historian and author.

Career

Kostick was born in West England in 1964; today he lives in Ireland. As a professor at Trinity College in Dublin , he teaches medieval history and has published several historical books and numerous essays on political and cultural topics. At the age of 19 he was the inventor of the world's first interactive fantasy role-playing game, Treasure Trap . For this event, interested people met at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire to participate in the event in disguise and he thought of various actions. However, this endeavor did not last long.

When he is not doing research or politics, he likes to dive into the world of online role-playing games. In his role-playing games he combines his preference for these tendencies. "Epic" is his first novel in which he leads the reader into a fantastic and adventurous world that is only accessible to people through a data helmet.

Publications (selection)

German

English

  • Revolution in Ireland (Cork University Press, 2009 [1996]).
  • The Easter Rising, A Guide to Dublin in 1916 (O'Brien, 2000), with Lorcan Collins.
  • Irish Writers Against War (O'Brien Press, 2003), co-editor with Katherine Moore.
  • The Book of Curses (O'Brien Press, 2007).
  • The Social Structure of the First Crusade (Brill, 2007).
  • Move (O'Brien Press, 2008).
  • The Siege of Jerusalem (Continuum, 2009).
  • Medieval Italy, Medieval and Early Modern Women (Four Courts, 2010), editor.
  • The Crusades and the Near East (Routledge, 2010), editor.
  • Edda (O'Brien, 2011).

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personal data
SURNAME Kostick, Conor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British-Irish historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Cheshire