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The Central Panel
- A Viking ship sailing up the River Thames
- A Saxon on a raft catching fish in a net
- The martyrdom of St. Alfege. He was
felled by the Danes at Greenwich in the 11th Century
- Saxon farmers herding cattle
- Strip farming
- An early Saxon church – a wooden Mass
House; one used to stand near the site of St. Nicholas Church,
Plumstead.
- An early Saxon village showing the
characteristic buildings surrounded by a stockade
- A noble Saxon family hunting with a hawk
and dogs
- A peasant family – the man holds a scythe
- The Roman road is falling into disrepair
- Saxon villagers
- Wild flowers of this period
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The Border Panels
Left
Prow of
Viking ship
Saxon
gold torque
Saxon beehives
Saxon harp
St. Cuthbert’s garnet
cross
Sutton Hoo armour
Viking drinking horn
Saxon
shield
Right
Viking
shield
Buckle and Viking ship
Saxon wooden spoon
Viking
axe
Pilgrim flask
Viking motif – stylised eagle
Jet cross,
Viking pendant
Jewelled
clasp
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