File:Figure of Christ with Heathen.jpg
Figure_of_Christ_with_Heathen.jpg (272 × 500 pixels, file size: 43 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
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[edit]DescriptionFigure of Christ with Heathen.jpg | "Found in the huge double barrow in which the heathen king Gorm the Old, founder of the Danish monarchy (c. 900-936), and his Christian wife Thyra, were buried side by side at Jelling at Jutland. The figure is of wood; it represents Christ, but is surrounded by the triskele, the old symbol of Woden." |
Source | Green, J. R. (1902) A Short History of the English People |
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PD due to age |
This appeared next to the engraving of a silver cup from the same barrow.
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