Tree of salvation :: Yggdrasil and the cross in the north /

This is a study of the evidence in art, artifact, architecture, and poetry that the myth of Yggdrasil, the cosmic tree of life associated with the gods, the runes, fate, and ragnarok in Norse/Germanic mythology, was associated in northern Christianity with the cross of Christ. The events of the stor...

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1. Verfasser: Murphy, G. Ronald, 1938-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Zusammenfassung:This is a study of the evidence in art, artifact, architecture, and poetry that the myth of Yggdrasil, the cosmic tree of life associated with the gods, the runes, fate, and ragnarok in Norse/Germanic mythology, was associated in northern Christianity with the cross of Christ. The events of the story of Yggdrasil were seen as a kind of foreshadowing for the events in the New Testament, especially the crucifixion and resurrection, and the ultimate salvation of human beings from death and their corpses from the Nidhogg.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199948628
0199948623
9780199369850
0199369852