Katherine CM Cross

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Historian of the Early Middle Ages based in York.

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Liverpool Catholic cathedral with large modern lantern spire
Purple, yellow and white crocuses on YSJ campus, with modern and 19th century buildings behind
Statue of Constantine the Great outside York Minster
A letterpress-printed poster saying YORK in green ink on top of yellow
Fragments from a lead tank, with wedge-shaped decorative panels showing human and animal figures
A collection of Viking Age stone sculpture presented within a museum display
Profile view of a stone beast head baring its teeth, with a spiral inside the mouth representing its tongue
Vikings in early medieval narratives:how an occupation became an ethnicity
A piece of carved sandstone built into a stone church wall. It depicts a frontal human figure holding something in each hand, and has a raised border. There is a small hole at the toe of one foot.
St Gregory’s Minster, Kirkdale, in the sunshine, with a small white marquee outside.
Bookmark with 5 stickers, each containing the shape of a rune
Medieval wall painting uncovered on a church wall. St Edmund, stripped to the waist, wears a crown and his torso is studded with arrows. He is tied to a tree with three large leaves. Either side, hooded figures holding bows shoot at him.
A ring-head cross on a tall stone shaft, decorated with interlace and vine scroll, on a stepped base. It is inscribed with the words: to the proud and grateful memory of the men of Penrith who gave their lives in the war 1914-1918.
Framed sign reproducing drawings of Viking Age stones and ornament
Four low stones with a large stone cross at each end, very worn and covered in moss. The stones stand in front of an 18th century red stone church
A grassy path in front of some towering rock stacks
What’s purple and burns cakes? Alfred the Grape.
A stylised medieval figure with helmet, sword and beard, made out of chocolate with a golden sheen
Photo of museum display case with a brooch: the label says ‘Bronze disc brooch of 10th or 11th century. Decorated in the Urnes style, with an entwined dragon-like creature. The brooch would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak at the neck. Found during the construction of this Museum. Donated by Mr J. Rumball in 1846.’