Tag Archives: Vikings

Discovering Albion – day 4: Gobsmacked in Gosforth

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Ye gods and little fishes, where do you start with the stones of Gosforth? Well, not with the gods and fish… I’ll save those till last. That was the best bit. First, we had the crosses. One, sadly, a mere … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Photography, scotland road trip, travel | Tagged Cumbria, Fishing stone, Gosforth Cross, Norse mythology, Thor, Vikings | Leave a comment

Discovering Albion – day 4: Snow in Them There Hills…

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We decided that it would be sensible to take the coast road north… it is both unusual and rather nice when ‘sensible’ walks hand in hand with preference. We had seen the snow capping the distant hills of the Lake … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Photography, scotland road trip, travel | Tagged Cumbria, Gosforth, Romans, snow, Vikings, Wastwater, Western lakes | Leave a comment

Discovering Albion – day 4: An Irish Saint in Lancashire

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We climbed up the ruins of St Patrick’s Chapel, built in the eighth or ninth century. Legend has it that it commemorates the landing of St Patrick of Ireland and although it was constructed many years after his death, it … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Churches, Photography, scotland road trip, travel | Tagged Heysham, rock-cut tombs, saxons, stained glass, stone carvings, Vikings | 2 Comments

Whitby Weekend: Fantastic beasts

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

What we had really come to see at St Andrew’s church had very little to do with the church itself, except that many of the carved, tenth-century stones had been found, used long ago as building blocks within its walls. … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, archaeology, Art, Churches, History, Photography | Tagged art, history, symbolism, Vikings | 12 Comments

Guest author: Roberta Eaton Cheadle ~ The Vikings in York: Ivar the Boneless

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Ivar the Boneless Ivar the Boneless, also known as Ivar Ragnarsson, was the Viking leader who captured York in AD 866 and called the city Jorvik. According to Norse legend, Ivar the Boneless was born “without any bones at all.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged fantasy, history, horror, Ivar the Boneless, Jorvik Centre, new book, Through the Nethergate, Vikings, York | 35 Comments

The 4,000 year old story by Annika Perry – reblogged from Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Welcome to a new contributor to the archive series, Annika Perry with a post about a visit to the Vitlycke Rock Carvings in Sweden where 4000 year old images adorn the rock faces offering a glimpse into an ancient culture. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Uncategorized | Tagged ancient art, petroglyphs, rock carvings, Vikings | 9 Comments

#writephoto – In The Flames by Helen Jones

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I do enjoy Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompts, and the variety of responses she gets for each image. I usually know, when I look at her photos, whether I have something. This is what came to me for this week’s prompt: … Continue reading →