12thC reliquary of St Oswald of Northumbria, killed by pagan Penda of Mercia #OTD in 642: http://metmuseum.org/exhibitions/view?exhibitionId=%7B0cedc8ee-3623-4075-aabf-7518259e37e2%7D&oid=478608 …pic.twitter.com/nMw4XmNSxg
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Bardney village sign; makes reference to Bede's tale of St Oswald via pic of an open door :) http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1243832 pic.twitter.com/VMQN5Xi2go
saying was in use in my parents' Lincoln house in 1960's; also used as noun "Bardney!" - someone who's not closed the door:)
Perfect! :)
The link is obv- I mean, completely absent.
(they shut the monastery doors on St Oswald & were chastised for this by God via a miracle, so ever after left the doors open)
It is my contention that he died in Newton le Willows, not Oswestry as claimed by some. Just thought I'd mention it.
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