Rush, who discovered a drawing of the head of Julius Caesar which closely matched one of the Stirling Heads, believes that the carvings include a set of the Nine Worthies, popular in the Middle Ages.
Stirling Heads identified
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2009-03-09 16:43
The identities of the 16th century oak carvings of heads found at Stirling Castle in Scotland have long been a mystery, but historian Dr Sally Rush, who has studied the heads, believes she knows their identities.
Rush, who discovered a drawing of the head of Julius Caesar which closely matched one of the Stirling Heads, believes that the carvings include a set of the Nine Worthies, popular in the Middle Ages. |
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