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Tree of salvation : Yggdrasil and the cross in the north /

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This is a study of the evidence in art, artifact, architecture, and poetry that the myth of Yggdrasil, the cosmic tree of life associated with the gods, the runes, fate, and ragnarok in Norse/Germanic mythology, was associated in northern Christianity with the cross of Christ. The events of the stor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, G. Ronald, 1938- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Yggdrasil (Norse mythology)
Mythology, Norse.
Christianity and other religions > Norse.
Yggdrasill (Mythologie nordique)
Mythologie nordique.
Christianisme > Relations > Religions nordiques.
Christianity
Interfaith relations
Mythology, Norse
Norse cults
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a study of the evidence in art, artifact, architecture, and poetry that the myth of Yggdrasil, the cosmic tree of life associated with the gods, the runes, fate, and ragnarok in Norse/Germanic mythology, was associated in northern Christianity with the cross of Christ. The events of the story of Yggdrasil were seen as a kind of foreshadowing for the events in the New Testament, especially the crucifixion and resurrection, and the ultimate salvation of human beings from death and their corpses from the Nidhogg.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199369850
0199369852