Talk by Prof. Joyce Hill
Organized by Leeds Civic Trust as part of Heritage Open Days 2023
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Come and explore the concept, culture and context of this treasure of Leeds in an illustrated lecture given by Prof. Joyce Hill.
The tenth century Leeds Cross was created at the heart of the Danelaw, a society which fused Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian cultures. Its context is clearly Christian, but it also draws upon Germanic secular mythology. How can we interpret it? Following the lecture, there will be an opportunity to look again at the Cross itself.
