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Last Updated: January
12, 2001
Descriptions
are taken from: "The Art of the Manx Crosses" by A.M. Cubbon
(published
by Manx National Heritage) unless otherwise stated
Cross
No. 117 - Dragon Cross
"The artistic
treatment shows clear Scandinavian influence. Note the stylised dragons
in the side panels"
Kirk Michael,
Isle of Man
Cross
No. 119 - Detail from Sigurd Slab
"Following Odin's advice Sigurd
dug a pit and hid there (covered with branches) until Fafni the serpent
passed overhead, when Sigurd drove his sword up into the monster and slew
him"
Web Link: "The
Story of Sigurd"
Jurby Parish
Church, Isle of Man
Cross
No. 120 - Sigurd Cross
Top Right (somewhat weathered):
"Sigurd roasting the dragon's heart and sucking his fingers."
Malew Parish
Church, Isle of Man
Cross
No. 121 - Detail of Sigurd from "Fafni's Bane"
"Sigurd
roasting the dragon's heart and sucking his fingers"
Kirk
Andreas, Isle of Man
Cross
No. 122 - Detail from Sigurd Slab
"Loki crouches, throwing a stone
to kill Otter, the great fisher, shown with a salmon in his mouth"
Maughold, Isle of Man
Cross
No. 124 - Thor Cross
Kirk
Bride, Isle of Man
Cross
No. 128 - Thorwald's Cross-Slab
"a belted
figure, bearing a book and a cross, trampling on a serpent. Alongside is
a fish (an early symbol of Christianity)"
Kirk
Andreas, Isle of Man
Cross
No. 129 - Crucifixion Cross-Slab (fragment)
"late
10th or early 11th century, with representation of the crucifixion (note
crosslets on nimbus above Christ's head). A cock (symbol of the resurrection)
and a winged angel flank the upper limb"
Kirk
Michael, Isle of Man
Cross
No. 131 - Detail of Gna (?) from Sandulf's Cross-Slab
"10th
century cross-slab, outstanding in its use of animal decoration on both
faces. The runic inscription on an edge of the slab reads "Sandulf the
black erected this cross to the memory of Arinbiorg his wife"
Kirk
Andreas, Isle of Man
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