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The Sigurd's Cross






  9 Church Brow, Halton, Lancaster LA2 6LS

 

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The Sigurd Cross, Halton near Lancaster – Lancashire Past

In the churchyard of St Wilfrid's at Halton stands a tall imposing cross, the lower portion of which shows scenes from the Viking story of Sigurd, the dragon slayer. These key depictions put the date of the monument firmly within the Viking age of Lancashire, around the early 900s. More importantly, this is the most complete telling of Sigurd's tale outside…