Saxon Collection (page 3)

The Saxon mantle, (1910). From illuminated manuscripts dating from the 11th century, showing a Saxon man wearing the mantle, a sort of cape worn over the tunic

The Saxon mantle, showing method of fastening, (1910). From illuminated manuscripts dating from the 11th century, showing a Saxon man wearing the mantle, a sort of cape worn over the tunic

Saxon, (1910). A Saxon man wearing a banded Phrygian cap, a cloak of embroidered blue cloth, a green embroidered tunica, and red stockings with yellow cross-garters

Saxon dress, (1910). From illuminated manuscripts dating from the 11th century, showing Saxon men wearing the mantle, a sort of cape worn over the tunic

Saxon farm workers, (1910). From illuminated manuscripts dating from the 11th century. Agricultural workers or rustics, wearing a simple tunic or robe

The Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066, (1910). The Norman invaders under William the Conqueror take on Harolds Saxons

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet, 1810. Artist: James Heath
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet, 1810. Portrait of Scott (1771-1832), author of Ivanhoe

Portrait of Count Ernst Christoph von Manteuffel, 18th century. Artist: Lucas Conrad Pfandzelt
Portrait of Count Ernst Christoph von Manteuffel, 18th century. Ernst Christoph von Manteuffel (1676-1749) was a Saxon diplomat and statesman

The Old Market Place in Dresden, c1750-c1752. Artist: Bernardo Bellotto
The Old Market Place in Dresden, c1750-c1752. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Market Place in Pirna, c1752-c1755. Artist: Bernardo Bellotto
The Market Place in Pirna, c1752-c1755. Pirna is a town near Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

View of Pirna from the Sonnenstein Fortress, c1752-c1755. Artist: Bernardo Bellotto
View of Pirna from the Sonnenstein Fortress, c1752-c1755. Pirna is a town near Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

View of Pirna from the right bank of the Elbe, c1753. Artist: Bernardo Bellotto
View of Pirna from the right bank of the Elbe, c1753. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Alfred before the Danish General, (1860). Artist: JM Wright
Alfred before the Danish General, (1860). Alfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871-899 AD. Here, Alfred, in disguise, sings to Guthrum the Danish king

The Submission of Witikind, 785 AD, (1875). Artist: Hullard
The Submission of Witikind, 785 AD, (1875). The Saxon leader Witikind (or Wittekind), resisted Emperor Charlemagne for a long time before finally submitting

A Princess of Saxony, c1517. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
A Princess of Saxony, c1517. From the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

Conversion of Witikind, 785 AD, (19th century). The Saxon leader Witikind (or Wittekind), resisted Emperor Charlemagne for a long time before finally submitting

The Battle of Hastings, 1066, (19th century). Depiction of the famous battle between the invading Normans under William the Conqueror, and the Saxon army of King Harold in Sussex

Roman fort of the Saxon shore, 3rd century
Roman fort of the Saxon shore at Portus Adurni, 3rd century

Stained glass window of St Edmund being martyred by Danes, 9th century
Stained glass window of St Edmund being martyred by Danes in 870 AD, from Greenstead Saxon Church in Essex, 9th century

Coronation of Otto III, German king, c998. Otto (980-1002), wearing a crown and holding an orb and sceptre, is flanked on the left of picture by representatives of the church

Charlemagne, King of the Franks, accepting the submission of the Saxons, 777 (19th century). Charlemagne (741-814) became King of the Franks in 768, jointly with his brother Carloman

Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. The tapestry, which tells the story of the events leading to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, was probably commissioned by Odo, Bishop of Bayeux

Coronation of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, and his wife Matilda. Henry (1129-1195), Duke of Saxony from 1146 married Matilda, daughter of Henry II of England, in 1168

Representation of Hermensul, 1656. The Saxon god Hermensul (Ermensul) in armour and carrying scales, presiding over executive justice. From Annales Circuli Westphaliae by Herman Stangefol. (1656)

Representation of Crodon, 1834. The Saxon god Crodon, standing on a fish, holding a bucket and displaying a pierced dish

Representation of Crodon, 1656. The Saxon god Crodon, standing on a fish, holding a bucket and displaying a pierced dish. From Annales Circuli Westphaliae by Herman Stangefol. (1656)

Representation of Mona, 1834. Mona (Mani), Saxon idol of the Moon, shown holding a disc which displays the phases of the Moon. From her we derive the day of the week Monday

Representation of Sunne, 1834. Saxon idol of Sunne (Sunna) from which we derive the name Sunday

Albert (1828-1902), King of Saxony, c1890. Albert became king of Saxony in 1874. Previously, when Crown Prince, he commanded the army of Saxony against Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War (1866)

Pevensey Castle, showing the Roman walls of the Saxon fort

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