St Oswald's body was taken to the Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bardney in Lincolnshire---Bede relates the following tale:pic.twitter.com/T4caVLuymD
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
St Oswald's body was taken to the Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bardney in Lincolnshire---Bede relates the following tale:pic.twitter.com/T4caVLuymD
Body of St Oswald removed to Gloucester in 909--suggested that some cult & community may have survived Vikings until then at Bardney... >
> Certainly some evidence for an Anglo-Saxon cult & community at the nearby Louth monastery surviving into L10thC!pic.twitter.com/7apMALhfAB
This is, incidentally, the origin of the Lincolnshire saying 'do you come from Bardney?' if you leave the door open! http://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/do-you-come-from-bardney.html …
The new Bardney village sign, which makes reference to the tale via a pic of an open door :) http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1243832 pic.twitter.com/ddEI5amaZK
@caitlinrgreen Lovely sign. An open door to all, not just Oswalt! I assume that the propeller refers to the old RAF base nearby?
@GeorgeRick1 it refers to the RAF IX Squadron memorial from WWII on Bardney village green :) http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/954427 pic.twitter.com/rNKRCZLIS5
@caitlinrgreen Thank you for clarifying, Caitlin. That was the age of selfless heroes. I grew up with films like "Twelve O'clock High".
Reliquary said to still contain the skull of St Oswald, which it was made to house, although usually believed that real skull is in Durham.
@caitlinrgreen Typical relics If all the milk reputed from Virgin Mary kept as relic is to be judged by
. @caitlinrgreen here, a relic of him in Utrecht
http://tinyurl.com/pydy35h pic.twitter.com/nW9BoIpUfw
@AlcuinsLibrary @caitlinrgreen Which 'bit' of him is that? :)
@Harry_cartoons @caitlinrgreen the reliquary is packed in a skull-shape, schedelform, but I'm not sure what bone is actually visible
@AlcuinsLibrary @caitlinrgreen Phew, that's a relief! :)
@caitlinrgreen beautiful. But why isn't it on display. Such a waste.
@caitlinrgreen His feast day on the 3rd.
@caitlinrgreen @ElmetArch Penda's fen
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.