Four heads are better than one - the story of the relics of St Oswald king of Northumbria

[@interneteditor5258]

Hi Allan, really enjoyed this film, thank you. May I say, as an autistic person, your calm and clear delivery is perfectly suited to my ability to process complex information. This is probably my favourite period of history, probably spurred by being brought up just outside North Northumbria, Bamburgh being our regular sunny day beach destination as a child. Thank you again.

[@allanbarton]

Bless you, thank you. That is so good to know. I try to be as calm and clear as I can - two of my kids are autistic and we home educate, so we are in the groove. That whole coast line is absolutely amazing - I am keen to get up there next year. Thanks again.

[@interneteditor5258]

@@allanbarton Sounds like your family is in great hands. Home ed will be the making of them. Wish I'd done it with mine, but I didn't have it in me.

[@lindahouston5635]

What an interesting story! I really enjoyed it.

[@laurag7295]

I am re-reading Bernard Corwell's Last Kingdom series, and just finished the part where Uhtred has just been shown by the monks, not only King Oswald's head, but St. Cuthbert's body as well. Love your videos.

[@MichaelMiller-tm2os]

Destiny is all.

[@MichaelMiller-tm2os]

I have Oswald's head. It's doing well. Loves to go fishing.

[@dennisthompson2350]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video.Especially as I grew up in the ancient kingdom of Northumbria and have visited all places you mentioned. If you are in the area a visit to St. Hilda’s Church in the market place in South Shields would be of interest to you

[@johnpecoraro1720]

Enjoying your content, thank you from Mississippi USA

[@allanbarton]

Thank you John

[@mallorytaylor6727]

Really enjoyed this, thank you

[@allanbarton]

Thank you.

[@zmaja]

There is a reliquary of St. Oswald from the 15th century in the treasury of the Cathedral of St. Tryphon in Kotor, Montenegro. It wasn't known up until recently that there was a well-developed cult of St. Oswald in the city. That is a bit strange, as it's a very distant place from the places where he is known to be worshiped. There are other objects connected to the cult, too, votive plates, a painting... and an archival document that proves that a very old religious confraternity was responsible for the cult. It's all recent findings, some of which are not published yet. This video will be very interesting to me, as we know little about the saint in these areas...

[@jbos5107]

I just started watching your channel and I really enjoy your videos. Seeing your face was a pleasant surprise as well. It will take me a while to catch up on your videos but I look forward to it. Thank you from a history lover in Georgia , USA.

[@allanbarton]

I don't look anything like I did at the beginning of the year - the wild hairy look has gone! Thanks for stopping by and I am glad to hear you are enjoying them.

[@JIBBIEJINKS1]

Love this channel!.

[@allanbarton]

Thank you, I’m glad you like it!

[@toniblackmore3016]

Picturing some dodgy indulgences seller swearing it’s 100% genuine.

[@allanbarton]

Oh yes! The three heads things is very funny.

[@carrie4696]

The images in glass of saints long dead seem very detailed and precise, those faces are astonishing - how did they know what they looked like in life? Did the artist have access to a likeness or do you think painted a face from their present day, maybe a patron, or even themselves?

[@allanbarton]

They are not intended to be portraits necessarily, but an impression of the figures - that's why ensuring the figures have objects associated with them in the painting is so important.

[@elainethomson7146]

The arm was exposed on the battle field for a year. There can't have been much flesh if any left on the bones. Since the remains were by this time likely no more than bones it's not really surprising that it remained incorruptible. Still, I find the subject fascinating. More of the same please.

[@Seiferboi]

King Oswald is my cousin, since we share King Ida as a grandfather. Meanwhile, King Penda is my uncle. His mother was my grandmother.

[@vivacristorey4363]

Sometimes, the stranger the story the more likely it is to be true. The idea of monks exhuming a relic of a saints skull and placing it in another saint's coffin is so bizarre sounding that it has to be true. I also want it to be true because I find beauty in the idea of saintly remains showing signs of affection for each other - pointing us towards the friendship of all the saints in the life to come.

[@vibingwithvinyl]

13:01 "Holy heists" lol!