Early Medieval Collection

Tattoed Caledonian Pict Warrior Fierce Scotland
A tattoed Caledonian or Pict warrior. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published 1857

St Johns Ruins, Chester, Cheshire, August 1948
A GWR Publicity view of the ruins at St John the Baptist church in Chester, Cheshire, in August 1948. A man sits on a bench by the ruins near Grosvenor Park

Chester, St Johns Ruins, Cheshire, June 1925
A GWR Publicity view of the ruins of St John the Baptist church, near The Groves in Chester, Cheshire, in June 1925. They are the last remnants of the early medieval cathedral in the city

St Johns Ruins, Chester, Cheshire, June 1925
A GWR Publicity view of the ruins of the old cathedral at St John the Baptist church near The Groves in Chester, Cheshire, in June 1925

St Johns Ruins, Chester, Cheshire, 1920s
A GWR Publicity view of the ruins of St John the Baptist church, near The Groves in Chester, Cheshire, c.1920s. They are the last remnants of the early medieval cathedral in the city

The Round Tower, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

St. Kevin's Church and The Round Tower, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

Celtic cross and St. Kevin's Church at sunrise, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

Celtic Cross with Cathedral ruins in the background at sunrise, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

St. Kevin's Church, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

View towards the St. Kevin's Church at sunrise, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

St. Kevin's Church at sunrise, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

View over Glendasan River towards The Round Tower at sunrise, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

View over Glendasan River towards St. Kevin's Church and The Round Tower at sunset, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

The Round Tower at sunset, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

The Round Tower, elevated view, Early Medieval Monastic Settlement, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland

Luppitt Font BB49_00373
ST MARYS CHURCH, LUPPITT, LUPPITT, EAST DEVON, DEVON. Detail of the font, either early Norman or late Saxon, decorated with scenes of two men fighting

Whitby a62_01396
WHITBY, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE. A view from West Cliff in Whitby looking towards houses on Henrietta Street with Whitby Abbey and St Marys Church on the cliff above

St Pirans Pilgrimage ALB93_05_066
ST PIRANS ORATORY, PENHALE SANDS, PERRANZABULOE, CORNWAL. Clergy, part of the Truro Diocesan Pilgrimage, processing away from St Pirans Oratory, as crowds of people watch. Photographed in 1936

St Pirans Pilgrimage ALB93_05_062
ST PIRANS ORATORY, PENHALE SANDS, PERRANZABULOE, CORNWAL. A procession of clergy climbing the dunes from St Pirans Oratory, as part of the Truro Diocesan Pilgrimage. Photographed in 1936

Reconstruction of helmet elements from the Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver)
6182365 Reconstruction of helmet elements from the Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver) by Anglo-Saxon; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Reconstruction of helmet elements from the Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver)
6182366 Reconstruction of helmet elements from the Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver) by Anglo-Saxon; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Robert-le-Fort
3783142 Robert-le-Fort; (add.info.: Robert IV the Strong, also known as Rutper. Margrave (medieval hereditary nobleman) in Neustria. C. 820-866. Engraving by Charles Colin, c.1844

Clovis I
3783141 Clovis I; (add.info.: Clovis I. The first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler: also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul (France). 465-511

Gregoire de Tours
3783139 Gregoire de Tours; (add.info.: Saint Gregory of Tours. Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours. c.539-593. Engraving by Dequevauviller, c.1844. Plutarque Francais: Moyen Age, Vol 1)

Eginhard
3783145 Eginhard; (add.info.: Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart). Frankish scholar and courtier. c. 775-839. Engraving by Allais, c.1844. Plutarque Francais: Moyen Age, Vol 1

Charlemagne
3783144 Charlemagne; (add.info.: Charles the Great. King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) from 800 to his death in 814. 742-814. Engraving by Migneret, c. 1844

Rollon
3783143 Rollon; (add.info.: Rollo. Norwegian or Danish nobleman and the first Viking ruler of Normandy. C. 840-947. Engraving by Lecomte, c.1844. Plutarque Francais: Moyen Age, Vol 1)

Brunehaut
3783140 Brunehaut; (add.info.: Brunhilda (French: Brunehaut). Frankish Queen married to king Sigebert I of Austrasia who ruled the eastern kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy. 544-613

The Death of Charlemagne in 814 (vellum)
IND325844 The Death of Charlemagne in 814 (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Charles the Great)

Saxon King, c. 1515 (oil on oak panels)
1765236 Saxon King, c.1515 (oil on oak panels) by English School, (16th century); 143x76 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London

Drawing of Viking gold armlet from Ireland, c. 1812-13 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
1765208 Drawing of Viking gold armlet from Ireland, c.1812-13 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Smirke, Richard (1778-1815); 24x31 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London

Saxon King, c. 1515 (oil on oak panel)
1765237 Saxon King, c.1515 (oil on oak panel) by English School, (16th century); 143x25 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London

Saxon King, c. 1515 (oil on oak panels)
1765239 Saxon King, c.1515 (oil on oak panels) by English School, (16th century); 40x34x26 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London

Saxon King, c. 1515 (oil on oak panels)
1765238 Saxon King, c.1515 (oil on oak panels) by English School, (16th century); 33.8x32 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London

Grave marker, mid-7th to mid-8th century (limestone)
3527854 Grave marker, mid-7th to mid-8th century (limestone) by Anglo-Saxon; 22.2x16.5x7.5 cm; Great North Museum: Hancock, UK; (add.info.: Incised cross and border and runic inscription)

Penny of AEthelred II, London mint, 978 (silver) (reverse of 3706818)
3706819 Penny of thelred II, London mint, 978 (silver) (reverse of 3706818) by Ealdgar (fl.978); diam: 19 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Viking ship (drakkar or Langskip) found in the Roskilde fjord, Denmark, c
GIA3702786 Viking ship (drakkar or Langskip) found in the Roskilde fjord, Denmark, c.1030 (oak, pine, ash & alder) by Viking, (11th century); 1730x250 cm; Vikingeskibsmuseet, Roskilde

Viking ship (drakkar or Langskip) found in the Roskilde fjord, Denmark, c
GIA3702785 Viking ship (drakkar or Langskip) found in the Roskilde fjord, Denmark, c.1030 (oak, pine, ash & alder) by Viking, (11th century); 1730x250 cm; Vikingeskibsmuseet, Roskilde

Necklace, c. 6th - 7th century (gold & emeralds)
780705 Necklace, c.6th - 7th century (gold & emeralds) by Byzantine; length: 36.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Composed of 13 cell-work links)

First Council of Nicaea lead by the Roman Emperor Constantine I, 1910 (lithograph)
3783431 First Council of Nicaea lead by the Roman Emperor Constantine I, 1910 (lithograph); (add.info.: Council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day Turkey)

Penny of AEthelred II, London mint, 978 (silver) (obverse of 3706819)
3706818 Penny of thelred II, London mint, 978 (silver) (obverse of 3706819) by Ealdgar (fl.978); diam: 19 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Ocean-going cargo ship from Sognefjord, western Norway, c. 1030 (pine, oak & lime)
GIA3702783 Ocean-going cargo ship from Sognefjord, western Norway, c.1030 (pine, oak & lime) by Viking, (11th century); 1584x480x100 cm; Vikingeskibsmuseet, Roskilde

A converted British Family sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of
1217351 A converted British Family sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910); 111x141 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Lion of St. Mark, facsimile of an illumination from the Book of Durrow
KW293337 Lion of St. Mark, facsimile of an illumination from the Book of Durrow, from the book The Church of England: A History for the People, published c.1910 (colour litho) by English School

Jutish or Danish mailcoat dating from before 450 AD, from
KW392536 Jutish or Danish mailcoat dating from before 450 AD, from A Short History of the English People by J. R. Green, published 1893 (litho) by English School

Battle of Rhuddlan Marsh, pub. 19th Century (steel engraving)
955596 Battle of Rhuddlan Marsh, pub. 19th Century (steel engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Morfa Rhuddlan, 796)

King Edgar rowed by eight Kings on the River Dee, pub. 19th Century (steel engraving)
955597 King Edgar rowed by eight Kings on the River Dee, pub. 19th Century (steel engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Step back in time and explore the enchanting Early Medieval Monastic Settlement of Glendalough, nestled in the picturesque County Wicklow, Ireland. The iconic Round Tower stands tall, a symbol of strength and spirituality that has withstood centuries of history. As the sun rises over St. Kevin's Church and the Round Tower, casting a golden glow upon the Celtic cross, one can't help but feel a sense of awe and reverence for this ancient site. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage as you wander through the ruins of St. Kevin's Church, imagining monks chanting their prayers within its weathered stone walls. At sunrise, witness nature's breathtaking display as vibrant hues paint the sky behind this sacred place. Gaze upon a mesmerizing view over Glendasan River towards St. Kevin's Church and The Round Tower at sunset - an ethereal sight that evokes tranquility and serenity. As daylight fades away, leaving only traces of warm colors on the horizon, it becomes clear why this location was chosen by early settlers seeking solace amidst natural beauty. The Round Tower itself is an architectural marvel; its elevated view offers glimpses into a world long gone but not forgotten. It serves as a reminder of human ingenuity and determination to create something enduring. Intriguing artifacts from another era come to life with reconstructed helmet elements from Staffordshire Hoard (gold & silver). These treasures provide insight into early medieval craftsmanship and highlight their significance in shaping our understanding of history. Glendalough's Early Medieval Monastic Settlement invites you to step into an era where faith intertwined with nature’s majesty – where spiritual devotion found solace amidst rugged landscapes. " Note.