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The curious tale of an Anglo-Saxon giant

The curious tale of an Anglo-Saxon giant

FromHistory Extra podcast


The curious tale of an Anglo-Saxon giant

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Tom Morcom and Helen Gittos discuss the Cerne Abbas Giant, a huge hill-carving in Dorset which has recently been re-dated to the Anglo-Saxon period The Cerne Abbas Giant, a huge hill-carving in Dorset, has made the news recently for been re-dated to the Anglo-Saxon period. Dr Tom Morcom and Dr Helen Gittos from the University of Oxford reveal what this might mean for our understanding of the giant, and what it can tell us about Anglo-Saxon society more generally.
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Released:
May 31, 2021
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