Griffin Murray

Griffin Murray is an Irish archaeologist specialising in medieval Ireland and Insular art, especially metalwork in the period between 400–1550 AD. His interests include identifying and contextualizing the social role of medieval craftsmen, Viking art and the relations between insular and Scandinavian craftsmen, and he is a leading expert on both house-shaped shrines and insular croziers.

His doctoral thesis "The Cross of Cong and Church Metalwork from Romanesque Ireland" was completed in 2007. Griffin and Aina Heen-Pettersen won the Society for Medieval Archaeology's 2018 Martyn Jope Award for a paper they co-wrote titled "An Insular Reliquary from Melhus: The Significance of Insular Ecclesiastical Material in Early Viking-Age Norway". As of 2021, Murray lectures on museum studies and medieval archaeology at University College Cork, Ireland. He was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2021.

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  1. 1 2 3 "Griffin Murray, Department of Archaeology". University College Cork. Retrieved 20 September 2021
  2. ↑ "Vol 62/1 ONLINE NOW". The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Browne, Bill. "Conference to delve deep into Cork's Viking origins". Irish Independent, 12 June 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021
  4. ↑ "Dr Griffin Murray FSA". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Review: "Art and Architecture of Ireland Volume I: Medieval c. 400–c. 1600". Royal Irish Academy, 2015, volume 1, p. 571