Ruthwell Cross
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ruthwell-cross-161-6552670
title:
Ruthwell Cross
text:
The Ruthwell Cross is a stone Anglo-Saxon cross probably dating from the 8th century, when the village of Ruthwell, now in Scotland, was part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria. It is the most famous and elaborate Anglo-Saxon monumental sculpture, and possibly contains the oldest surviving text, predating any manuscripts containing Old English poetry. It has been described by Nikolaus Pevsner thus: "The crosses of Bewcastle and Ruthwell... are the greatest achievement of their date in the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Anglo-Saxon stone cross with famous carvings in Scotland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthwell_Cross
date created:
2005-07-05T14:33:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T05:45:54Z
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image:
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