Thorvald's cross : the Viking-age cross-slab 'Kirk Andreas MM 128' and its iconography /

'Thorvald's Cross. The Viking Age Cross-Slab 'Kirk Andreas MM 128' and its Iconography' provides an in-depth analysis of one of the Isle of Man's most important and intriguing monuments. The Manx Crosses are a unique collection of Scandinavian-style grave stones unequal...

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Main Author: Steinforth, Dirk H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2021].
Series:Archaeopress archaeology.
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