Anglo-Saxon Interlace | St. Gregory's Minster

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Late Anglian or Anglo-Scandinavian carved interlace art set into the exterior east face of St. Gregory’s Minster in Kirkdale, North Yorkshire. This is likely a fractured remnant of a late Anglo-Saxon period cross shaft or grave marker, re-used when the church was rebuilt from ruin in 1060 or 15th Century. An earlier church stood on this site, but was abandoned for unknown reasons by the 11th Century. According to the fantastic Saxon sundial also adorning this church, Orm son of Gamal ‘let it be made anew from the ground to Christ and St. Gregory, in Edward’s days, the king, and in Tosti’s days, the Earl’ in about 1060. The wall fabric of the building includes at least three A-S cross shafts, the sundail (definitely a future project), and inside are two 8th Century grave slabs. There was certainly Scandinavian influence in this area, the question is always how much: could some early graves here contain non-Anglian newcomers to Christianity? 49 images processed in Metashape.