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CANCM:1091 - Iron stirrup with applied copper decoration; probably Danish and relating to the Danish invasions of England around 1000-1018 AD.
Found Canterbury (in or near), dated to c.1000.
Acquisition source; Old Museum (Canterbury).

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The first four pages of Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi ad Anglos, CCCC MS 419, pp. 95-8. This manuscript contains fifteen Old English Homilies by Wulfstan and others. Described by Ker (1957) pp. 115-6, and dated to the first half of the eleventh century.…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1909.519-551. Silver. Largest Viking-Age silver hoard discovered to date in North-West Europe, consisting of over 8,500 individual silver items, buried in a lead lined chest. They include silver ingots, rings,…

Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1886.443&444. Iron, brass. Early 11th century. Two stirrup-irons inlaid with brass wire scrollwork and rectangular panels with vertical strips. The foot-plate is missing from the larger of the two stirrups.…

In the church of Kirkby Stephen (Cumbria) is a stone carved in relief with an image of the Norse god Loki, a horned figure bound in chains. I have read that Anglo-Saxon Christians may have made this carving to demonstrate their dominion over Norse…

British Museum set of visit notes for teachers, on the Anglo-Saxons, Sutton Hoo, and the Vikings. All these are © Trustees of the British Museum.

British Museum presentation notes and slideshow on the Vikings. All these are © Trustees of the British Museum.

AN00154384_001_l. Silver coin (penny) - Ingelgar (moneyer) and Eric Bloodaxe. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…

AN175666001. Metal coin - Sievrt (Viking ruler), style DNS. DS. Rex. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…

The church of St Andrew's at Middleton dates to the Anglo-Saxon period, and also preserves a considerable amount of Saxon architecture and Viking sculpturework. The bottom of the tower is part of the original Anglo-Saxon building, and the Saxon door…