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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dirk H. SteinforthPublisher: Archaeopress Imprint: Archaeopress Weight: 0.203kg ISBN: 9781789698558ISBN 10: 1789698553 Pages: 86 Publication Date: 06 January 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Background ; The Manx Crosses ; ‘Thorvald’s Cross’: the fragment Kirk Andreas MM 128 ; The stone’s date ; Description ; The figural elements of Face 1 ; The figural elements of Face 2 ; The iconography of the two faces of Thorvald’s Cross ; Interpretation of Face 2 ; Interpretation of Face 1 ; The juxtaposition and the message ; Combination 1: Óðinn’s fall and Christ’s triumph ; Combination 2: Víðarr’s victory and Christ’s triumph ; Combination 3: Óðinn’s fall and Víðarr’s victory and Christ’s triumph ; Summary and conclusion ; Acknowledgements ; Bibliography ; Places to visitReviews‘Although the book is rather thin, the wealth of its content would be enough for an encyclopaedia. Moreover, its interestingly worded and lucid language proves that scholarly works do not need to be boring; such a well-written book will certainly interest not only scholars but laypeople who follow the archaeology of the Isle of Man, or those interested in the iconography of Early Christian sculpture.’ – Joanna Pyrgies (2022): The Journal of Irish Archaeology Volume XXXI ‘Although the book is rather thin, the wealth of its content would be enough for an encyclopaedia. Moreover, its interestingly worded and lucid language proves that scholarly works do not need to be boring; such a well-written book will certainly interest not only scholars but laypeople who follow the archaeology of the Isle of Man, or those interested in the iconography of Early Christian sculpture.’ – Joanna Pyrgies (2022): The Journal of Irish Archaeology Volume XXXI 'Ultimately, the book is a useful summary of current and past ideas, and it argues an interesting and largely plausible case for one particular theory.' – Thomas Williams (2023): Medieval Archaeology vol 67.1 'Although the book is rather thin, the wealth of its content would be enough for an encyclopaedia. Moreover, its interestingly worded and lucid language proves that scholarly works do not need to be boring; such a well-written book will certainly interest not only scholars but laypeople who follow the archaeology of the Isle of Man, or those interested in the iconography of Early Christian sculpture.' - Joanna Pyrgies (2022): The Journal of Irish Archaeology Volume XXXI Author InformationDirk H. Steinforth is a medieval archaeologist. He gained his MA and PhD from the Georg-August-University of Gottingen, Germany, and specialises in the early Viking Age in the Isle of Man and Irish Sea area. He has published two books as well as a number of articles on the subject. His interests include history and chronology, religion and burial-customs, art-history and iconography, ethnogenesis, and settlement archaeology. His current research as an independent scholar focuses especially on the early Vikings in north-west England, and medieval stone monuments and their imagery. He also works as a translator, proofreader, and editor. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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