Ruthwell Cross

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Sculpture · c. 730 · Ruthwell, Scotland · Europe

Its runes carry lines of 'The Dream of the Rood', among the oldest English poems

Ruthwell Cross — own work · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Insular art (Ireland and Britain) — Celtic knots and interlaced beasts on Gospel pages: ornament as prayer
Century: 8th century

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