christianity through pagan eyes

Question 1

syncretism

Answer 1

amalgamation of different religions, cultures, schools of thought

Question 2

when did vikings settle in anglo saxon cumbria

Answer 2

9-10th C

Question 3

Gosforth cross

Answer 3

990-950 in saint mary’s churchyard.
christian elements (crusificixion)
also has pagan doomsday story of ragnorok, wood pattern like yggdrasil

Question 4

ragnorok

Answer 4

story of doomsday, Norse gods fight underworld, most of the gods die, world as we know it ends.
rebirth happens,
a pre-ordained event, all binds (attempts to avoid) break

Question 5

what could the serpent at the base of the Gosforth cross represent

Answer 5

nidgar serpent who gnaws on the roots of yggdrasil or maybe wyrm

Question 6

dearham cross

Answer 6

900-950 in cambrian village, weaving looking portion that looks like wood, root like bit -> represents yddgrasil