The Runic Roods of Ruthwell And Bewcastle, With a Short History of the Cross And Crucifix in Scotland
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This legend may explain the existence of the berries hanging from the branch in the talons of the eagle on Ruthwell Cross. The presence of lacertine creatures on both monuments may have the same explanation. Early Christianity was syncretic, and early sculptors illustrated what "The Road- mender " of Michael Fair less well says : " We can never be too Pagan when we are truly Christian, and the old myths are eternal truths held fast in the Church's net." The beautiful flower so delicately and so... often carved upon both monu- 1 Sir J. Norman Lockyer, Stonehenge and other British Stone Monuments : sacred trees, xx.
201-211, 320.
THE SCULPTURE ON BOTH MONUMENTS 87 ments lias defied classification and identification by expert botanists. It is not a British bloom. It may represent a conventional flower based upon an Oriental prototype. It appears in various stages of development, or in various forms. An Oriental — Syrian — artist could observe similar sacred flowers used in the worship of the local gods — Kent, Resphu, and Anthat — as illustrated on the sepulchral stele of Qaha, a master craftsman, which is now preserved in the British Museum.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
This legend may explain the existence of the berries hanging from the branch in the talons of the eagle on Ruthwell Cross. The presence of lacertine creatures on both monuments may have the same explanation. Early Christianity was syncretic, and early sculptors illustrated what "The Road- mender " of Michael Fair less well says : " We can never be too Pagan when we are truly Christian, and the old myths are eternal truths held fast in the Church's net." The beautiful flower so delicately and so... often carved upon both monu- 1 Sir J. Norman Lockyer, Stonehenge and other British Stone Monuments : sacred trees, xx.
201-211, 320.
THE SCULPTURE ON BOTH MONUMENTS 87 ments lias defied classification and identification by expert botanists. It is not a British bloom. It may represent a conventional flower based upon an Oriental prototype. It appears in various stages of development, or in various forms. An Oriental — Syrian — artist could observe similar sacred flowers used in the worship of the local gods — Kent, Resphu, and Anthat — as illustrated on the sepulchral stele of Qaha, a master craftsman, which is now preserved in the British Museum.
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