Detail from the tenth-century Gosforth Fishing Stone (Cumbria, England)

Title: Detail from the tenth-century Gosforth Fishing Stone (Cumbria, England)
Submitted by: Elizabeth Trueman
Description: The Gosforth Fishing Stone. A 10th century stone fragment, built into St. Mary's church, Gosforth (Cumbria) which depicts Thor and Hymir out hunting the Midgard serpent.
Identifier: NM-01397
Date: 0900 – 0999
Temporal Coverage: Viking Age (0750–1100)
Place of Origin: Gosforth; Cumbria; England; United Kingdom
Current Location: 12 Wasdale Rd, Gosforth, Seascale CA20 1AZ, UK; 54.41914749999999, -3.4313802
Format: Stone
Type: Monument & Memorial See all items with this value; Artefact & Artwork See all items with this value
Subject: Thor; Jörmungandr; Boat
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0
Relation: Gosforth Cross
depicts: Thor See all items with this value; Boat See all items with this value; Jörmungandr See all items with this value

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