Heimdal, Gosforth Cross
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Title: The Victoria history of the county of Cumberland Identifier: cu31924092925936 Year: https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookyear1901">1901 (https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookdecade1900">1900s) Authors: https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookauthorWilson_James_Vicar_of_Dalston">Wilson, James, Vicar of Dalston Subjects: https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectNatural_history">Natural history Publisher: https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookpublisherWestminster_A_Constable_and_company_limited_">Westminster [A. Constable and company, limited] Contributing Library: https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookcontributorCornell_University_Library">Cornell University Library Digitizing Sponsor: https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksponsorMSN">MSN View Book Page: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092925936/#page/n358/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Book Viewer About This Book: https://archive.org/details/cu31924092925936" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Catalog Entry View All Images: https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=bookidcu31924092925936">All Images From Book Click here to https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092925936/#page/n358/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: LOKI AND SiGUN, GoSFORTH CrOSS. Text Appearing After Image: •£1*^^ vyr-^'i >irfji Heimdal, Gosforth Cross. of Edda mythology, was to blow his horn when the evil powers attacked heaven. The falling horseman may be one of the attacking enemies or Odin in his fall or in his descent to hell, but this is less evident. What is quite plain is that Christian and heathen subjects are curiously mixed in this monument; while, curious as it is, the apparent confusion is not without parallel. On the Penrith crosses there are the stag and figures very like this group of Loki and Sigun; on the Dacre cross 269 Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. -
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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Picture Taken: 1901-01-01T00:00:00 -
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