The Louth Cross, Anglo-Saxon Monastery and town of Louth: description, history and analysis

What is it about?

The newly discovered Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture is described. Its value in understanding the location of both the pre-Viking moanstery of Louth and the foundatuion of the town of Louth in the 10th century is considered. It is concluded that the newly-discovered cross represents the original market cross of a town founded by the Bishops of Lindsey, as part of their campaign to re-establish their ecclesiastical authority following the disruption of the diocese during the Viking incursions.

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Why is it important?

This paper describes important new information relating to the Danelaw of the mid-tenth century. It proposes dates and modus opperandi for the organisiation of the diocese of Lindsey both before and after the Viking incursions