Gosforth Cross

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_cross
gptkbp:dateCreated circa 920 AD
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Norse_mythology
gptkb:Ragnarök
Crucifixion of Christ
Loki bound
gptkbp:discoveredBy William Slater (in 1886, for Norse myth interpretation)
gptkbp:height 4.4 metres
gptkbp:heritageStatus Grade I listed structure
gptkbp:locatedIn St Mary's Churchyard, Gosforth
gptkbp:location Gosforth, Cumbria, England
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:notableFeature mythological scenes
interlaced carving
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_West_England
gptkbp:significance evidence of Norse-Christian syncretism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saxon_Crosses
gptkb:W._G._Collingwood
gptkb:Gosforth,_Northumberland,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gosforth Cross