St Magnus Church, Orkney
Title
St Magnus Church, Orkney
Subject
Church, Orkney
Description
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.
Creator
Ellie Rye
Source
http://www.orkneyproject.org/
Publisher
The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
Date
2013
Contributor
The Orkney Project
Rights
(c) Ellie Rye / The Orkney Project
Relation
http://www.orkneyproject.org/
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/132
Coverage
Orkney
Medieval
Original Format
jpg
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Item Relations
| Item: Information Board outside St Magnus Church, Orkney | dcterms:references | This Item |
| Item: View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay | dcterms:relation | This Item |
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