Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior: England 865-1066 by Gareth Williams

Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior: England 865-1066 by Gareth Williams

Author:Gareth Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472818348
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2017-05-03T00:00:00+00:00


An Anglo-Scandinavian cross from St Andrew’s Church, Middleton, Yorkshire, dating from the 10th century. A scene on the front of the cross shows a Scandinavian warrior, surrounded by his weapons, c.10th century. The scene may possibly show a pagan weapon burial, of a type found in southern Scandinavia at this time. This is perhaps unlikely on a Christian monument, but other Anglo-Scandinavian sculpture combines Christian and pagan imagery, so this interpretation is not impossible. (Author’s Collection)



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