Gosforth Cross - Gallery

Gallery

The following images are photographs published by Finnur Jónsson in Goðafræði Norðmanna og Íslendinga eftir Heimildum in 1913. The identifications of the figures are those suggested by Jónsson in 1913.

  • Víðarr's battle with Fenrir at Ragnarök.

  • Engraving of Víðarr section of cross.

  • Engraving of cross showing Fenrir and Heimdallr.

  • Engraving of a stone panel, possibly part of a second cross, showing Thor fishing.

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