The ‘Durham Cow’ in Durham, England

The ‘Durham Cow’ in Durham, England

There are not many cities in the United Kingdom, let alone the world, that have as fascinating backstory to their origin than that of the northern enclave known as Durham. If one is to believe this incredible folktale, they would have to turn the clock back more than a few centuries. It begins with the Viking incursions into the British Isles sometime in the 7th or 8th centuries. The body of the Anglo-Saxon St. Cuthbert, (634 -687) needed to be …