From Langford to South Cerney: The Rood in Anglo-Norman England
Richard Marks
Two fragments of a figure Christ crucified from South Cerney parish church comprise the sole survivor Romanesque wooden Rood with an English provenance. This paper argues that it is example Triumphkreuz originally located at chancel arch and seeks to establish its relationship both pre-Conquest monumental stone sculpture Triumphkreuze in northern Europe Scandinavia. The appears have been standard feature greater churches Norman England, but how common was post-Conquest less clear. While dedications suggest devotion Holy Cross particularly strong south-west late-11th- 12th-century mural painting arches over wide area exhibit close connection Rood.
Journal of the British Archaeological Association