Nelson Goering

Nelson Goering is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Norse and Celtic Philology department. His research focuses on the prosody of early Germanic languages, bridging linguistic analysis and poetic metre, with a particular interest in the textual criticism of complex manuscript traditions.

• Education: MPhil and DPhil in General Linguistics and Comparative Philology from the University of Oxford.
• Positions: Previously held postdoctoral roles at Oxford (British Academy), Ghent (FWO), and Oslo (Marie-Curie grant).

Research Interests span historical phonology, Germanic alliterative verse, Indo-European linguistics, and the linguistic legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien. His work often examines metrical theories and sound changes through medieval texts like Beowulf and Old Norse poetry.

Publications highlight trends in Germanic prosody, manuscript analysis, and metrical theory. Notably, his 2023 monograph Prosody in Medieval English and Norse synthesizes these themes.

Advising and Grants: Funded by prestigious grants including the British Academy, FWO, and Marie-Curie, though no formal students are listed. His collaborative projects often involve interdisciplinary approaches to philology and linguistics.