Thorvald's Cross : : The Viking-Age Cross-Slab 'Kirk Andreas MM 128' and Its Iconography.
The 'Manx Crosses', Scandinavian-style gravestones from the Isle of Man, are a unique collection of stone monuments unequalled in the medieval Viking World. Focussing on one particular example, 'Thorvald's cross', this book collates all the available information and presents...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2022. ©2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (86 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Information
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Background
- The Manx Crosses
- 'Thorvald's cross': The fragment Kirk Andreas MM 128
- Description
- The stone's date
- The figural elements of Face 1
- The figural elements of Face 2
- The iconography of the two faces of Thorvald's cross
- Interpretation of Face 2
- Interpretation 1: God fishing for the Leviathan/Christ fishing for humankind's souls
- Interpretation 2: Þórr fishing for the Midgard-Serpent
- Interpretation 3: Christ trampling the beasts
- Summing up Face 2 of MM 128
- Interpretation of Face 1
- Interpretation 1: The corpse of a slain warrior being savaged by scavengers
- Interpretation 2: Óðinn being killed by the Fenris-Wolf
- Interpretation 3: Christ trampling the beasts
- Interpretation 4: Christ overcomes the hound of Hell
- Interpretation 5: Víðarr killing the Fenris-Wolf
- Summing up Face 1 of MM 128
- The juxtaposition and the message
- Combination 1: Óðinn's fall and Christ's triumph
- Combination 2: Víðarr's victory and Christ's triumph
- Combination 3: Óðinn's fall and Víðarr's victory and Christ's triumph
- Summary and conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Places to Visit
- Back cover.