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  The ruins of the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus, Rome, seen from the side. Scan

  NikonZ7II, own work, 18 April 2022 ·from Silver rain over the Forum of Augustus, Rome (196)
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  Silver medallion of 315 showing Constantine with a Chi-Rho on his helmet. Scan

  Dietrich.Klose ·from Constantine's vision, the cross of light before the Milvian Bridge (312)
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  The Paris Gregory (BnF grec 510, fol. 440r, 879 to 883): Constantine's dream, the cross inscribed ἐν τούτῳ νίκα, and the battle at the bridge. Made about 570 years after the event. Scan

  Bibliothèque nationale de France ·from Constantine's vision, the cross of light before the Milvian Bridge (312)
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  The Vision of the Cross, School of Raphael, Sala di Costantino, Vatican, 1520 to 1524. Constantine addresses his troops as the cross appears in the sky. Scan

  School of Raphael (Penni, Giulio Romano, Raffaellino del Colle) ·from Constantine's vision, the cross of light before the Milvian Bridge (312)
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  Another reproduction of the School of Raphael fresco The Vision of the Cross. Scan

  Web Gallery of Art ·from Constantine's vision, the cross of light before the Milvian Bridge (312)
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  Gold multiple of 313 showing Constantine alongside Sol Invictus. Scan

  Marie-Lan Nguyen (Jastrow), Musée de la BnF, Beistegui 233 ·from Constantine's vision, the cross of light before the Milvian Bridge (312)
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  Bronze follis from Heraclea, about 327 to 329, with Constantine looking upward. Scan

  IGNnick ·from Constantine's vision, the cross of light before the Milvian Bridge (312)
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  Vision of Constantine the Great, 18th-century Greek icon by Stylianos Stavrakis, Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens. Scan

  Stylianos Stavrakis ·from Constantine's vision, the cross of light before the Milvian Bridge (312)
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  Frieze on the Arch of Constantine (dedicated 315) showing the battle. No cross or sign appears. Scan

  Dietmar Rabich, cropped by Colin Douglas Howell ·from Constantine's vision, the cross of light before the Milvian Bridge (312)
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  Modern artistic rendering of the cross over Jerusalem. Scan

  Artist not stated ·from The Luminous Cross over Jerusalem (351) (351)
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  Orthodox icon of the feast of the Appearance of the Cross over Jerusalem. Scan

  Orthodox Church in America ·from The Luminous Cross over Jerusalem (351) (351)
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  Modern landscape photograph of Jerusalem. Scan

  Not stated ·from The Luminous Cross over Jerusalem (351) (351)
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  Illustration accompanying a blog post on the episode, probably modern Loch Ness Monster imagery Scan

  strangehistory.net ·from Saint Columba and the Beast of the River Ness (565)
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  Icon of St Columba Scan

  John Sanidopoulos blog ·from Saint Columba and the Beast of the River Ness (565)
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  Devotional icon of St Columba Scan

  John Sanidopoulos blog ·from Saint Columba and the Beast of the River Ness (565)
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  Tomb of Fr Hope Patten Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  The priory gatehouse Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  Surviving 14th-century east window of the priory church Scan

  Geograph contributor ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  Medieval Walsingham Priory seal showing the cult image Scan

  from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham, Catholic Basilica (Slipper Chapel) Scan

  from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  The revived shrine Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  The holy well in the Anglican shrine Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  The Slipper Chapel, built 1340 Scan

  from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  The Anglican Shrine, Little Walsingham Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  Walsingham Abbey house and the priory east window Scan

  Geograph contributor ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  The village of Little Walsingham Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  Exterior of the Holy House at Christmas Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  Street signs in Walsingham Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham in the parish church Scan

  Paul Kingsnorth (presumed) ·from Our Lady of Walsingham: Richeldis de Faverches's vision and the building of the Holy House (1061)
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  A 14th-century depiction of the crusaders' capture of Antioch Scan

  National Library of the Netherlands, via De Re Militari ·from The army of saints at the Battle of Antioch (1098)
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  Kerbogha besieging Antioch, Roman de Godefroy de Bouillon, BnF Français 22495, 1337 Scan

  Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica btv1b10024631m/f112) ·from The army of saints at the Battle of Antioch (1098)
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  Opening page of the Peterborough Chronicle (Bodleian MS Laud Misc. 636), the manuscript that records the 1127 hunt Scan

  Photographed by en:User:Geogre; original by the Peterborough monastic scribes ·from The Peterborough Wild Hunt (1127)

  pittene risland if ehta hund mula laurs. ŋta hund bpad. They rind on his rislande fif se beode. enslife. ÷ bjut ture. ÷ pilre. ÷ preyture. ÷ pyhture. ÷ boc leden. Epent peion busend pifer lander bputter. pa coman of ammena. 7 se ratan rudepeande bputtene apoft. Pa se lamp hrc þ pyh tar coman rupan o…

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  A wild man (wodewose) carving on a church font, later art linked to the legend. Scan

  shelidon.it ·from The Wild Man (Merman) of Orford, Suffolk (1167)
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  A merman by the sea, wood engraving. A generic merman, not the Orford event. Scan

  Wellcome Library, London ·from The Wild Man (Merman) of Orford, Suffolk (1167)
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  A historic chart of Orford. Scan

  shelidon.it ·from The Wild Man (Merman) of Orford, Suffolk (1167)
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  A modern lithograph of the Wild Man of Orford. Scan

  Amy Elizabeth ·from The Wild Man (Merman) of Orford, Suffolk (1167)
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  Matthew Paris's marginal drawing of the 1239 star: a red oval filled with gold, with a light blue tail and red dots for sparks Scan

  British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII (Matthew Paris) ·from The Flaming Torch over St Albans (1239) (1239)
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  Kilnaruane pillar stone carving of a boat rowed heavenward, a related Irish image Scan

  Andreas F. Borchert, via Wikimedia Commons ·from The ship in the sky over Redbourn, seen by the monks of St Albans (1254) (1254)
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  Martyrdom of Amphibalus, Trinity College Dublin MS E.i.40, fol. 45r, attributed to Matthew Paris Scan

  Trinity College Dublin, via Wikimedia Commons ·from The ship in the sky over Redbourn, seen by the monks of St Albans (1254) (1254)

  pet h faut ennuruner. Ela entraille fi esculer. He letta par teu timet sufrir. Pfermun paent gunn. ncrou le pendirent lu guu defloial 1 dist amphibal neft vac gilt timent ra…

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  Matthew Paris's self-portrait, British Library Royal MS 14 C VII, fol. 6r, the manuscript that contains the 1254 annal Scan

  British Library, via Wikimedia Commons ·from The ship in the sky over Redbourn, seen by the monks of St Albans (1254) (1254)
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  Elephant drawing from the Chronica Majora Scan

  Matthew Paris, via Wikimedia Commons ·from The ship in the sky over Redbourn, seen by the monks of St Albans (1254) (1254)
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  Cover of Flying Saucers Have Landed (1953), the book that spread the hoax Scan

  University of Southern Mississippi Special Collections ·from The Byland Abbey Silver Disc of 1290, a Schoolboy Hoax (1290)
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  The ruins of Byland Abbey, North Yorkshire Scan

  mattbuck, via Wikimedia Commons ·from The Byland Abbey Silver Disc of 1290, a Schoolboy Hoax (1290)
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  Stock photo of wolves, illustrative only Scan

  from Courtaut, the tailless wolf of Paris (1439)
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  Montmartre Scan

  from Courtaut, the tailless wolf of Paris (1439)
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  Modern wolves, illustrative only Scan

  from Courtaut, the tailless wolf of Paris (1439)
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  Notre-Dame de Paris, photographed in 2012 Scan

  from Courtaut, the tailless wolf of Paris (1439)
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  Modern wolf pack, illustrative only Scan

  from Courtaut, the tailless wolf of Paris (1439)
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  The Parvis of Notre-Dame, site of the later legend Scan

  from Courtaut, the tailless wolf of Paris (1439)
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  The frozen Seine, winter 1891 Scan

  from Courtaut, the tailless wolf of Paris (1439)