View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay
Title
View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay
Subject
Church
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
The Orkney Project / Michael Hart
Source
http://www.orkneyproject.org/
Publisher
The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
Date
2013
Contributor
The Orkney Project
Rights
(c) The Orkney Project / Michael Hart. Public Domain
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/657
Coverage
Scotland
Orkney
Medieval
Collection
Geolocation
Social Bookmarking
Item Relations
This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: St Magnus Church, Orkney |
This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Information Board outside St Magnus Church, Orkney |
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