Tenth Century Collection (page 10)

Pope John X. John, who was pope from 914 to 928, is rumoured to have been smothered in his bed

Pope John XVI. Johannes Philagathos (died c1001) was an antipope from 997 to 998 AD

Pope Leo V. Leo, born in Ardea near Rome, was pope for thirty days in 903 AD. He was then thrown into prison where he died

Byzantine reliquary, 10th century, (1870). A wood engraving of a religious item brought from the Christian orthodox monastery of Mount Athos in Greece

Initial letter D, 10th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter D, 10th century, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Initial letter I, 10th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter I, 10th century, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Artist: J Hall
Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset

Christ crowning Emperor Constantine VII, 945. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Ceramic Bowls, Kairouan, Tunisia, 10th Century. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunis

Grand Mosque, c8th - 11th Century. West facade, interlace arcade above entrance to mosque, Cordoba, Spain

Arch above entrance, west facade, Grand Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th-11th Century
Arch above the entrance, west facade, Grand Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th-11th Century. Once the largest city of Roman Spain, Cordoba later formed the heart of the western Islamic empire

Islamic silk fragment, 9th-12th century. From the collection of the The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Mosque of Al-Azhar, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
The Mosque of Al-Azhar, 1928. The Al-Azhar Mosque was built between 969 and 972 by the Fatimid Caliph Muezz Li-Din Allah. It is connected to the famous Al-Azhar University

Establishment of the Normans: Baptism of Rollo at Rouen, (19th century). King Charles III of France ceded Normandy to the Viking leader Rollo in c911 AD

Chinese Tomb Guardian, T ang Dynasty, 7th-10th century. The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture

Siva as Lord of the Dance, Indian Bronze From Madras, (Chola Dynasty), 10th century. 69 cm high. At Victoria and Albert Museum. London

Chateau de Foix and old houses, Foix, France, c20th century, Artist: CM Dixon
Chateau de Foix and old houses, Foix, France, c20th century. 10th-century castle associated with the Cathars

Crucifixion on Great Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, King of Denmark, c985, (20th century)
Crucifixion on Great Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, King of Denmark at Jelling, c985, (20th century). At Jelling. Photo is of a cast, coloured as it was originally. National Museum, Copenhagen

Tortoise Brooch from a Viking Grave in Norway c10th-11th century. At University Historical Museum. Oslo

Viking Burial of Man with Axe, Spear, Sword, Knives, Shield and Belt Buckle, 9th-10th century. Norway: Reconstruction of a burial

Bone comes from Graves of the Viking Period, Sweden, 8th- mid-11th century. At National Museum of Antiquities Stockholm

Viking Runestone from Uppland, Sweden, c8th-mid-11th century. Inscribed Estrid had these stones erected in memory of Osten, her husband who went to Jerusalem and died in Greece

Viking Eating Vessels carved wth personal design, c8th-mid 11th century. Glaumber Farm, Viking Farmstead, Iceland

Amber Playing-Piece. Man with Long beard, from Roholte, Denmark, c8th-mid 11th century. Viking, Denmark, 47 mm high. National Museum, Copenhagen

Amber Head of a Bearded Man, Viking Period, from Denmark, c8th-mid 11th century. National Museum, Copenhagen

Viking Cross-Shaft Fragment from Sockburn, County Durham, 10th century. Horseman with Bird are Odin and the Raven and below Valkeyrie offers Horn to Hero in Valhalla (possibly)

Detail of ships on carved lunette (window) from Greek Byzantine church, 9th-10th Century. At Byzantine Museum, Athens

Viking bronze Weather-Vane, 10th-11th century
A viking bronze weather-vane from Soderala church, Halsingland, Sweden. Originally a vane on a viking ship - note the dragon. In the ringering style, 10th-11th century

View of a monastic settlement, 10th century
View of a monastic settlement, chapel, and Muiredachs cross from the top of the Celtic round tower, 10th century

Image from the Cross of Muiredach, 10th century
Image from the Cross of Muiredach, showing the seizing of Christ, 10th century

The Mausoleum of Ismail Samani, 10th century
The Mausoleum of Ismail Samani, considered the father of the Taijik nation, 10th century

Cardinham Cross, 10th century
Cardinham Cross, a Hiberno-Saxon cross near Bodmin, 10th century

The monastery of Osios Loukas, 10th-11th century
The monastery of Osios Loukas (Phocis) in Greece, showing the east face of the church of the Theotokos on the right, which is 10th century Byzantine, and the Katholikon on the left

Miniature depiction of St Paul, 10th century
3cm x 3cm depiction of St Paul in cloisonne enamel on gold, from the V&As collection, 10th century

A gilt-bronze statuette of a Bodhisattva on a lotus leaf, 10th century
A Liao dynasty gilt-bronze statuette of a Bodhisattva on a lotus leaf From the British Museums collection, 10th century

Anglo-Saxon ivory carving of the crucifixion, 10th century
Anglo-Saxon walrus ivory carving of the crucifixion from the British Museums collection, 10th century

Roskitil cross-fragment on the Isle of Man, 10th century
The Roskitil cross-fragment, found at Kirk Braddan on the Isle of Man. The runes read ?but Rossketill betrayed him in a truce his own oath-fellow, 10th century

Coptic tapestry of a royal couple with Christ, 10th century
Coptic tapestry of a royal couple with Christ, from Egypt, from the Louvres collection, 10th century

Viking Odin-Stone at Jurby on the Isle of Man, 10th century

Young god Khrishna with a cow and his half-brother Bala Rama, 10th century
The young Khrishna strikes the cow with his cowherds flail. The cow, with calf, stands beneath the Bo-tree, with Khrisnas half-brother Bala Rama standing behind. from the V&As collection, 10th century

Detail of the Heimdall Cross-Slab on the Isle of Man, 10th century
Detail of the Heimdall Cross-Slab at Jurby on the Isle of Man. It depicits Heimdall blowing his horn to call the gods to Ragnarok, 10th century

Bradford-on-Avon Anglo-Saxon church of St Laurence, 10th century

Gilt plaque of King Haralds baptism, 10th century
Gilt plaque of King Haralds baptism, propbably King Harald Bluetooth (c. 935- 985 or 986) being baptised by Bishop Poppo in c. 960 AD

Cashel Cathedral, 10th century
Caskel Cathedral in County Tipperary, Ireland, 10th century

Viking Thorwalds cross-slab from Andreas Church on the Isle of Man, 10th century
Detail of Thorwalds cross-slab from Andreas Church on the Isle of Man - note the runes on the edge. The figure bears a fish (a Christian symbol) and a cross, and tramples on a serpent, 10th century

Naga, a snake divinity with heads of a five-headed serpent, 1oth century
Depiction of Naga, a snake divinity, overshadowed by the heads of a five-headed serpent, made form sandstone. The right hand holds a rosary and bestows protection

Stone sculptured head in Angkok style, 10th century
Stone sculptured head in Angkok style, from Cambodia, 10th century

Stained thirteenth century glass image of King Cnut (985 / 95-1035)
Stained glass image of King Cnut from Canterbury Cathedral

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