St Magnus Church, Orkney
Church, Orkney
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated by a damaged skull found in a hidden cavity in St Magnus Cathedral in the early twentieth century. The church has a distinctive round tower, more typical of Irish churches.
Ellie Rye
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The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
2013
The Orkney Project
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Information Board outside St Magnus Church, Orkney
Tourist Information
Information board outside the Norse St Magnus Church on Egilsay, Orkney.
Historic Scotland / David Baker (Photo)
The Orkney Project
The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
2013
The Orkney Project / David
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Medieval
View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay
Church
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated by a damaged skull found in a hidden cavity in St Magnus Cathedral in the early twentieth century. The church has a distinctive round tower, more typical of Irish churches.
The Orkney Project / Michael Hart
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The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
2013
The Orkney Project
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Scotland
Orkney
Medieval
Sign for Egilsay in the Orkneys
Place names
Egilsay is famous as the site of the martyrdom of St Magnus, and for the church that still stands on the site, with its unusual round tower. Egilsay may refer to the personal name Egil (Egil's Island) or to Gaelic eagles, meaning church. It was the site of an early Christian foundation.
The Orkney Project
http://www.orkneyproject.org/
The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
2013
The Orkney Project
(c) The Orkney Project
http://www.orkneyproject.org/
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Orkney
Scotland
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