Old Kirk Braddan Church and Crosses.

[curiouswombat]

In yesterday's post I had a picture of Odd's Cross, a piece of ninth century Viking carving from Old Kirk Braddan Church. When I stopped by there on Saturday I took a few more photos than just that one. They include some pictures of the church yard and a couple more thousand year old crosses.

Comments

[enigmaticblues]

Very cool pictures. I love old graveyards.

[curiouswombat]

Me too. Perhaps I should visit a few more for my journal friends.

[gillo]

I love all that Celtic knotwork - and I think it's more fun when they get things a bit wrong - like the pseudo-Michaelangelo one the wall in Warwick! The bogie is particularly good, though - I saw it and immediately wanted it for my next play!

Great pictures.

[curiouswombat]

I love the way the person writing the info cards wasn't impressed with it being about 1,000 years old - no, he just noticed where they had gone wrong. A bit like me with other people's aran sweaters, I guess!

The bogie is just wonderful, isn't it? I'm not sure if they do burials in the old churchyard any more - the new church has a small one and then they opened a whole new graveyard just up the hill a little, but I would so want to have my coffin pulled along on a coffin bogie!

What play?

[gillo]

What play?

Lark Rise. Not the sludgy sickly TV version but the play written for the National Theatre with music by Ashley Hutchins, John Tams and cohorts.

[curiouswombat]

Ah - yes - it would be just right for Lark Rise. I loved the books and couldn't get into the TV version at all.

But Thor...

[brutti_ma_buoni]

... smote him right heartily for his presumption?

... was so pleased he took the stone for himself?

... sent a troll Olaf who carried it away to this place?
(Sorry about that. Someone's crossovers are getting into my brain).

I love these insoluble mysteries - and also enjoy the snotty labels that sometimes seem determined to put you off the ancient and thrilling thing you're looking at.

Re: But Thor...

[curiouswombat]

The Thor mystery really deserves to be solved! I think you could be right in your third suggestion, though.

The little scraps of card were also such fun - sort of 'we have some very good crosses where the pattern was carved properly, such a pity this guy wasn't so good.. or possibly drunk.'

[zanthinegirl]

That's just so cool.

The oldest building my my hometown is also a church-- but it was built in 1850s!

[curiouswombat]

Thank you.

We are just kind of used to buildings that old - the church we had our marriage blessed in has some bits dating from the tenth century! Although to be honest, most of it was a good bit more modern.

[petzipellepingo]

Very, very interesting.

[curiouswombat]

Thank you - it was my pleasure to wander around the church yard.