There are some good examples of Anglo-Saxon crosses in All Saints Church, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Also in Thornhill Parish Church, Dewsbury, West Yorks, there are Anglo-Saxon runestones. I have visited both churches. The Ilkley is always open. The Thornhill one is never open, not when I've visited anyway.
Fantastic news, hope you enjoy! I have footage from Heysham, but forgot to add it to the video! Doh! If you get a 1st edition of the Cumbria one, let me know and I'll happily post you a 2nd ed. (its out very soon and has 50 new sites / updated maps etc!)
The church at Bedale has a hogsback but they have lost it! At Askham they are using a Viking carved stone showing oarsmen in a ship as a church door stop !
Keep up the voice mate, just found you and the little expletives are most fun, you've made my evening brighter and I've learned things that interest me greatly 🙂
Oh yes, not too serious but still informative. Love a bit of Viking interlace or an enigmatic hogback stone and I've seen a few of those in your fun film. The ones in Yorkshire at Brompton most impressed me (it was open when I visited). Saw some in Penrith when I went to see Long Meg & Her Daughters and visited the Cumbrian lands of my ancestors -- the earliest record of them is mid-1500s at the Priory in Lanercost. Very Dark Age & groovy. Down here in the south there's the odd Saxon work but sadly no Northmen's sculpture. Few others on YT are doing this kind of video, so good work, young sir.
Thanks a lot Clive - really appreciate it! I agree, the Brompton Bears are the greatest in England I think! Though, I’m a bug fan of the Irton Cross, as I happened upon it by accident!
@@AdamMorganIbbotson Hi Adam. Yes, they're definitely bears and when originally carved they'd have been even more ursine. The one at about 4:10 is still clearly a bear. Think I read somewhere that the native bears were wiped-out in Britain around 600 AD, but the carvers of these hogbacks may have seen them in Scandinavia. I've seen many Saxon crosses around Britain, especially in the south-west -- including some lovely Celtic-influenced early ones -- but haven't seen the Irton Cross, sadly. Just viewed it and it looks like the Bewcastle Cross which I have seen. Lovely! My fave is probably the Eyam (plague village) one. I'm not a believer, but there's such a wealth of fascinating history in these buildings. It's possible I'll retire to Cumbria and discover the 50% or so of stone wonders I missed on previous tours, incl. Irton cross and the lesser stone circles I couldn't reach. Enjoyed your other prehistoric megalith-themed videos (Castlerigg, Millom Lines, etc.) which are very much my bag, man! Excuse the long response & appreciate your work. Cheers.
I’m in the US now, but our family name is Musgrave, from Cumbria, Penrith. Musgraves were one of the reiving families on the Scottish border. Oswin Musgrave came to Pennsylvania as a Quaker in 1682. I’ve been back to England about 6 times and found a lot of our ancestry. Have you ever gone to St. Cuthbert church in Eden Hall? I’ll be in London this October 2024. God bless.
@@d.l.l.6578 I have indeed. That’s fascinating- Windermere, where I’m from, had a local hardware store called “Musgraves”. A proper working class Cumbrian name
Excellent. I once intended to include a hogback in the church at Heysham in a video, but I was similarly disbarred. I would have taken my hat off if needs be, but alas, it wasn't to be.
Don't worry - I find the voice funny 😊 there are hogbacks like that in Penrith at St Andrews - at the giants grave. Cumbria is the best - so glad I moved here! 😁
Breedon on the Hill in Liecestershire has some Saxon beasties on the interior wall. And a number of bits scattered around. And it sits on what was once a hill fort, although a substantial chunk of it was quarried away. Some interesting Tudor effigy tombs as well.
Check a village called Hickling in the east midlands. That has a tree of life smashed up built into the outside if the church and inside it has a anglosaxon/viking tomb built into the west nave
By the way if your in the area i would recommend visiting St Peter's Church, Alstonefield in Derbyshire, a large collection of amazing Anglo-Saxon carvings
Great video, I love exploring churches they hold loads of secret carvings if you know where to look. The so called Hog Backs aren't actually representations of Viking longhouses, for some reason it was assumed the carved patterns and shape resembled the tiled roof ignoring the fact it's bookended by 2 bears as if they have no meaning. The design is depicting the center of the universe, the 'Hogback' is the body of the Dragon the so called tiles are it's scales representing the Draco Constellation. Draco is the Massive constellation near the central axis point (Polaris) and was believed to devour souls. Either side of Draco are the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the 2 Bears who turn the wheel of the heavens wrestle to keep tight hold of Draco the Dragon so the souls of the dead can reach the Pole star safely. There is a couple of unique upright versions, more like single headstones of bears hugging the polar axis... they can be found in St Andrews Church in Dacre Cumbria.
@@MrLoonzy Thanks! That’s an interesting theory, though there are many examples that are EXPLICITLY long houses. Not sure what the bears are meant to be doing to them though…
@@AdamMorganIbbotson Maybe the bearless ones do represent the houses, they are slightly different in design... it's not so much a theory it's written within the cosmogony of the norse eddic poems. There's some Danish scholars have written books specifically on the cosmology and the iconography which was used and in many parts of Scandinavia are still used today.
@@MrLoonzy Maybe. Though I'd be careful with being so binary with your theory. I think a lot of people would disagree with good evidence. Plus, hogbacks are mostly a British phenomenon, not Scandinavian - so those sources may not relate at all.
@@AdamMorganIbbotson Yes they are mainly a british phenomenon, but the same cosmological symbolism and iconography are used throughout Denmark and Norway. Not sure what you mean by being binary with my theory, It's not my theory the sources are the people who have continued to live, breath and study and practice the beliefs and traditions. I'm just sharing what I've read over the years. Anyway look forward to the next video, I think a visit to piel castle tomorrow is on the cards after seeing it in the video, I live in barrow and haven't been in a long time. Cheers!
I must say I was quite delighted to see such remnants of England's past laying about in places easily accessed by the publick (should they be moved so to find), and yet I was horribly offended by the temporary abandonment of the "grave" and "stern" voice (oh, perfidy!) and the most distasteful swearing at sacred Saxon sites... Still you get a pass because you revealed these wonders of the horrid past (while knocking holy books to the floor - I guess it's a mixed bag - But thank you for posting this investigation)...
Are the vertical lines above the hogs back at Brompton church, marks left by repeatedly sharpening arrowheads there? There are similar marks on the perimeter walls of St Peters in Prestbury, supposedly dating from compulsory archery practice in Tudor times. Enjoyed this and your other programs. Thanks a lot🎉
@@AdamMorganIbbotson Saxons ?i think you’ll find most of that was all made up. Many years added to the calendar . Christianity arrived in Briton 500 ad, why did it take 600 years to build the churches when they had total control, and why were they all built to look like roman architecture ?
Hi! A granny here. Just let you know I’m quite friendly. Apart from I take issue with your pronunciation of medieval! It’s not medEEval but medí-eval. You’re welcome. X
@@seasidesandles NEVER will I talk differently. I have the accent of a northern English god. You can only dream of pronouncing words as fabulously as me.
I have visited all four Sigurd stones in England, York, Ripon, Kirby hill and Halton
Great video, lots on the doorstep. Have you visited the Middleton stones near Pickering?
@@MutantApe No, and I hadn’t heard of them - they look INCREDIBLE! Will add to me list!
Another great video, mate! Love your humour as well as the fantastic history lessons.
Thanks, really glad you enjoyed it!
Very entertaining. Bravo!
That's what I like to hear!
The voice is the best bit. Apart from the History. Keep going.
There are some good examples of Anglo-Saxon crosses in All Saints Church, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. Also in Thornhill Parish Church, Dewsbury, West Yorks, there are Anglo-Saxon runestones. I have visited both churches. The Ilkley is always open. The Thornhill one is never open, not when I've visited anyway.
Oh, and I've ordered both of your books too! They will be sources for "content creation", no doubt!
Fantastic news, hope you enjoy! I have footage from Heysham, but forgot to add it to the video! Doh!
If you get a 1st edition of the Cumbria one, let me know and I'll happily post you a 2nd ed. (its out very soon and has 50 new sites / updated maps etc!)
Try at Gregorys minster kirkdale near Helmsley.
The church at Bedale has a hogsback but they have lost it! At Askham they are using a Viking carved stone showing oarsmen in a ship as a church door stop !
@@rodhunt5199 They’ve lost it? Sure it isn’t in the crypt?
@@AdamMorganIbbotson we asked the church warden who was there and he said it wasn’t in the crypt
I love the silly voice! Such a fantastic video. Lovely bit of history, can’t wait to go and see some of these in Norfolk.
“I love the silly voice” - you must be lying! Thanks for the support, I hear theres some great archaeology in Norfolk!
Keep up the voice mate, just found you and the little expletives are most fun, you've made my evening brighter and I've learned things that interest me greatly 🙂
@@humdingermusic23 very kind of you thanks!
Oh yes, not too serious but still informative. Love a bit of Viking interlace or an enigmatic hogback stone and I've seen a few of those in your fun film. The ones in Yorkshire at Brompton most impressed me (it was open when I visited). Saw some in Penrith when I went to see Long Meg & Her Daughters and visited the Cumbrian lands of my ancestors -- the earliest record of them is mid-1500s at the Priory in Lanercost. Very Dark Age & groovy.
Down here in the south there's the odd Saxon work but sadly no Northmen's sculpture. Few others on YT are doing this kind of video, so good work, young sir.
Thanks a lot Clive - really appreciate it! I agree, the Brompton Bears are the greatest in England I think! Though, I’m a bug fan of the Irton Cross, as I happened upon it by accident!
@@AdamMorganIbbotson Hi Adam. Yes, they're definitely bears and when originally carved they'd have been even more ursine. The one at about 4:10 is still clearly a bear. Think I read somewhere that the native bears were wiped-out in Britain around 600 AD, but the carvers of these hogbacks may have seen them in Scandinavia.
I've seen many Saxon crosses around Britain, especially in the south-west -- including some lovely Celtic-influenced early ones -- but haven't seen the Irton Cross, sadly. Just viewed it and it looks like the Bewcastle Cross which I have seen. Lovely! My fave is probably the Eyam (plague village) one. I'm not a believer, but there's such a wealth of fascinating history in these buildings. It's possible I'll retire to Cumbria and discover the 50% or so of stone wonders I missed on previous tours, incl. Irton cross and the lesser stone circles I couldn't reach.
Enjoyed your other prehistoric megalith-themed videos (Castlerigg, Millom Lines, etc.) which are very much my bag, man!
Excuse the long response & appreciate your work. Cheers.
@@PaIaeoCIive1684 I’ve seen a lot in Cumbria and I’m probably only up to 10%. A magical place
I’m in the US now, but our family name is Musgrave, from Cumbria, Penrith. Musgraves were one of the reiving families on the Scottish border. Oswin Musgrave came to Pennsylvania as a Quaker in 1682. I’ve been back to England about 6 times and found a lot of our ancestry. Have you ever gone to St. Cuthbert church in Eden Hall? I’ll be in London this October 2024. God bless.
@@d.l.l.6578 I have indeed. That’s fascinating- Windermere, where I’m from, had a local hardware store called “Musgraves”. A proper working class Cumbrian name
Excellent.
I once intended to include a hogback in the church at Heysham in a video, but I was similarly disbarred. I would have taken my hat off if needs be, but alas, it wasn't to be.
Don't worry - I find the voice funny 😊 there are hogbacks like that in Penrith at St Andrews - at the giants grave. Cumbria is the best - so glad I moved here! 😁
@@stephenhorton really is the best!
the walton cross at liversedge you missed that one
@@dubsnbuds6668 I missed about 6 thousand examples
Breedon on the Hill in Liecestershire has some Saxon beasties on the interior wall. And a number of bits scattered around. And it sits on what was once a hill fort, although a substantial chunk of it was quarried away. Some interesting Tudor effigy tombs as well.
@@JimBagby74 Sounds bloody amazing
02:30 Don't worry, I'm sure even the Vikings faced that problem
@@Tom_Quixote If only the monks locked their doors…
There's a shiela na gig above the porch in Etton church near Peterborough, very rude
Check a village called Hickling in the east midlands. That has a tree of life smashed up built into the outside if the church and inside it has a anglosaxon/viking tomb built into the west nave
@@rileygrayson1597 Sounds right up my street, thanks!
Love your videos. You should definitely do a standalone video on the Langdale axe industry. I have some axes from that area I'd be happy to lend you
@@dombridges01 thanks! I’m building up to that one - it’s a biggie, and I’m not 100% sure what angle I’d take!
@@AdamMorganIbbotson sweet! I live in Ambleside so can lend you some specimines as/when you plan it :)
That is annoying when you travel and cant get in, had it a few times myself, good film regardless
By the way if your in the area i would recommend visiting St Peter's Church, Alstonefield in Derbyshire, a large collection of amazing Anglo-Saxon carvings
I will add to my list! Thanks!
12:11 Who's behind this rendition of "Barbie Girl"?🤣🤣🤣
@@LudosErgoSum an old medieval ditty
Bears look at the claws 🤷🏻♂️
@@erolmasterson3917 Oh yeah 100%
Barbie girl for strings?
Great video, I love exploring churches they hold loads of secret carvings if you know where to look.
The so called Hog Backs aren't actually representations of Viking longhouses, for some reason it was assumed the carved patterns and shape resembled the tiled roof ignoring the fact it's bookended by 2 bears as if they have no meaning. The design is depicting the center of the universe, the 'Hogback' is the body of the Dragon the so called tiles are it's scales representing the Draco Constellation. Draco is the Massive constellation near the central axis point (Polaris) and was believed to devour souls. Either side of Draco are the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the 2 Bears who turn the wheel of the heavens wrestle to keep tight hold of Draco the Dragon so the souls of the dead can reach the Pole star safely.
There is a couple of unique upright versions, more like single headstones of bears hugging the polar axis... they can be found in St Andrews Church in Dacre Cumbria.
@@MrLoonzy Thanks! That’s an interesting theory, though there are many examples that are EXPLICITLY long houses. Not sure what the bears are meant to be doing to them though…
@@AdamMorganIbbotson Maybe the bearless ones do represent the houses, they are slightly different in design... it's not so much a theory it's written within the cosmogony of the norse eddic poems. There's some Danish scholars have written books specifically on the cosmology and the iconography which was used and in many parts of Scandinavia are still used today.
@@MrLoonzy Maybe. Though I'd be careful with being so binary with your theory. I think a lot of people would disagree with good evidence. Plus, hogbacks are mostly a British phenomenon, not Scandinavian - so those sources may not relate at all.
@@AdamMorganIbbotson Yes they are mainly a british phenomenon, but the same cosmological symbolism and iconography are used throughout Denmark and Norway. Not sure what you mean by being binary with my theory, It's not my theory the sources are the people who have continued to live, breath and study and practice the beliefs and traditions. I'm just sharing what I've read over the years.
Anyway look forward to the next video, I think a visit to piel castle tomorrow is on the cards after seeing it in the video, I live in barrow and haven't been in a long time. Cheers!
@@MrLoonzy No worries! Make sure you get a pint at the pub!
The ones in Govan, Glasgow are amazing. You should check that wee church out 😊
I love your humour 😂 subbed! the mainstream narrative is full of 💩 my lunch break on yt explains that
Thanks! What's the mainstream narrative getting wrong then?
I must say I was quite delighted to see such remnants of England's past laying about in places easily accessed by the publick (should they be moved so to find), and yet I was horribly offended by the temporary abandonment of the "grave" and "stern" voice (oh, perfidy!) and the most distasteful swearing at sacred Saxon sites... Still you get a pass because you revealed these wonders of the horrid past (while knocking holy books to the floor - I guess it's a mixed bag - But thank you for posting this investigation)...
Haha - 'distasteful swearing at Saxon sites'. That's good ol' fashioned Saxon English!
Are the vertical lines above the hogs back at Brompton church, marks left by repeatedly sharpening arrowheads there? There are similar marks on the perimeter walls of St Peters in Prestbury, supposedly dating from compulsory archery practice in Tudor times. Enjoyed this and your other programs. Thanks a lot🎉
I believe so. But some think they're left by pilgrims scriping off stone (talking a piece of the church with them!)
Could a Hogback represent the Sea, the journey?
Fascinating stuff, love it.
But I'd definitely "knock it on the head" with the Boris impersonation, it's sure to enrage a lot of folk 😄
The Anglo Saxon thing never existed. The romans built those churches on much older gathering places.
@@MickieKinger Maybe. But a lot did start with the Saxons.
@@AdamMorganIbbotson Saxons ?i think you’ll find most of that was all made up. Many years added to the calendar . Christianity arrived in Briton 500 ad, why did it take 600 years to build the churches when they had total control, and why were they all built to look like roman architecture ?
Hi! A granny here. Just let you know I’m quite friendly. Apart from I take issue with your pronunciation of medieval! It’s not medEEval but medí-eval. You’re welcome. X
@@seasidesandles NEVER will I talk differently. I have the accent of a northern English god. You can only dream of pronouncing words as fabulously as me.
If the object you want to talk about is so impressive , why do you feel the need to overhype it by swearing within the first 2 minutes ?
@@cappuccinodriverno1 You can’t overhype it, it’s that good
There's no forbidden 'Viking runestones'
@@Shadrach666 yeah, sorry about that!