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17-May-2016

Historic celebrities of Bamburgh

St Cuthbert in very fine reredos 1895 by W.S. Hicks in Church of St Aidan; not quite sure why he is carrying a spare head around. Apparently its the head of St Oswald and in honour, not revenge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuthbert . St Oswald was King of Northumbria in the mid C7th and re-introduced Christianity to NorthumbriA http://www.britannia.com/bios/saints/oswald.htmlSorry, no pics of church as only tele lens available, but recommend visit


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Johnny JAG22-May-2016 19:39
Two heads are better than one, nice shot of our local celebrity saint
Martin Lamoon22-May-2016 17:02
Must be the Kings head!
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Helen Betts22-May-2016 09:23
Well captured detail and great light. Does seem a bit gory, though.
John Reynolds LRPS22-May-2016 08:57
Interesting and intriguing find. V.
Yvonne22-May-2016 08:47
A gory fellow there holding his spare head... both are great shots! v
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