Thorvald's Cross : The Viking-Age Cross-Slab 'Kirk Andreas MM 128' and Its Iconography.

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.