Anglo Saxon

Anglian Beasts

walwyn Sat, 10/16/2010 - 00:39

 

 

Anglo Saxon animal carvings at Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire.

 

 

 

Anglo Saxon Sculpture

walwyn Thu, 10/14/2010 - 20:29

Ango Saxon sculpture is divided into two main periods, that before the 9th century Danish invasion and that after King Alfred (871-899). The period covers a period from the earliest Christian crosses, and includes stone decorative elements in churches depicting grotesque animals and fiugures intertwined with vine tendrils.

Carvings at Breedon-on-the-Hill

walwyn Thu, 10/14/2010 - 22:16

Examples of the friezes and fragments of stone carvings from the 8th century Anglo Saxon monastery at Breedon-on-the-Hill.

Hedda stone - Peterborough Cathedral

walwyn Fri, 10/14/2011 - 19:23

The Hedda stone, in Peterborough Cathedral, dated to about 870AD. It contains the carved figures of twelve monks, and is thought to represent those killed in Danish raids.