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Norse myth carving · Gosforth

Loki Bound at Gosforth

Ragnarok in stone.

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Norse myth carving

Loki Bound at Gosforth

Gods at the end of days.

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What's there
Tall slender stone cross
Legend from
Gosforth
Tone
Mysterious
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Before you go

Churchyard, open access. Check before you go.

  • Gosforth Cross
  • Near A595
  • The pin marks the spot.

Loki on a Christian cross.

The tall Gosforth Cross in St Mary's churchyard has carvings of Norse myth. Calverley read the west face as the binding of Loki, and scenes from Ragnarok appear alongside the Crucifixion.

Sources

  1. Gosforth Cross, Wikipedia —
  2. Crossing Glances: Gosforth Cross, Mabatim —

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