Runic donation box, Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir

Title

Runic donation box, Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir

Subject

Runes; reception; modern; Viking; Orkney, Orphir

Description

A donation box in the Orkneyinga saga Centre in Orphir, Orkney, featuring an open-mouthed face (viking?) with accompanying runic inscription.

'The Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir, tells the story of the Norse Earls of Orkney using The Orkneyinga Saga and an audiovisual display. The Round Church and the ruins of Norse buildings, believed to be the Earls Bu, are close by. Open: daily, dawn till dusk."

[Text from ORKNEY MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE leaflet]

Creator

Orkneyinga saga Centre

Source

http://www.orkneyproject.org/

Publisher

The Orkney Project / University of Oxford

Date

2013

Contributor

The Orkney Project

Rights

Public domain

Relation

www.orkneyproject.org

Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Image

Coverage

Modern
Orkney

Original Format

jpg

Files

4591224837.jpg

Geolocation

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