power amongst Viking culture. The cross is tall and made out of red sandstone. It is estimated to date from 920–950 and is still in fairly good condition. Its design shows a strong Anglo-Saxon influence and suggests that the carvers were heavily influenced by Anglo-Saxon stone carving. The importance of the Gosforth Cross (as well as the Irton Cross) caused the Victoria and Albert Museum to have replicas made in 1882, which are on display in the Cast Hall at the museum. In 1887, the Rev. William Slater Calverley commissioned a replica life-sized copy of this cross and erected it in the churchyard at Aspatria, Cumbria. The church also has important hogback tombs, and what appears to be a fragment of another cross, showing the god Thor fishing. Galleries The following images depict the 10th-century Gosforth Cross and related artefacts at St Mary's church. The images were published by Finnur Jónsson in Goðafræði Norðmanna og Íslendinga eftir Heimildum in 1913, and the identifications of the figures are those suggested by Jónsson in 1913. Other Images Notes References Arundel P Charles, The Ancient crosses at Gosforth and Cumberland, Elliot Stock, 1896 Finnur Jónsson (1913). Goðafræði Norðmanna og Íslendinga eftir heimildum. Reykjavík: Hið íslenska bókmentafjelag. External links Film about the Gosforth Cross "Four sides of the Gosforth Cross" Megalithic Portal Gosforth Cross Anglo-Norse England Anglo-Saxon art Archaeological sites in Cumbria High crosses in England History of Cumberland Monumental crosses in England Sculptures depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus Thor in art Gosforth, Cumbria Loki