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For Celtic Cross, the ambient/dub band see Celtic Cross (band) A Celtic cross combines the Cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. It is the characteristic symbol of Celtic Christianity , though it may have older, pre- Christian origins. ORIGINS In Celtic regions of Britain and Ireland many free-standing upright crosses – or High Cross es – were erected, beginning at least as early as the 7th Century . Some of these 'Celtic' crosses bear inscriptions in Runes . There are surviving free-standing crosses in Cornwall and Wales , in the island of Iona and in the Hebrides , as well as the many in Ireland . Other stone crosses are found in Cumbria and the Scottish Borders , however some of these are of the Anglo-Saxon cross making tradition. The most famous standing crosses are the Cross of Kells , County Meath , and the crosses at Monasterboice , County Louth . coin of the United Kingdom representing Northern Ireland and showing a Celtic cross]] There are numerous representation of crosses combined with a circle, even before christianity. Often called " Sun Cross ", they can be found in pagan North-West Europe (the symbol became the mark of the Norse god Odin ) or in Pyrenees and in Hiberica Peninsula. But there is no evidence of a link or a common origin with the Christian cross. It should be noted that the Old English word for "cross" is " Rood ". The word "cross" in English derives only indirectly from Latin ''crux'', ''crucis'', passing through the intermediary of Old Norse ''kross''. Linguistically it is striking that the pagan Norse raiders (" Vikings ") should have impressed ''their'' word for "cross" on the Christianized Anglo-Saxons. POLITICAL SYMBOL in Bohermeen , Ireland .]] cemetery]] The cultural associations of the Celtic cross and the sun cross from which it's derived – with connotations of Christianity, Western ness, and old Aryan traditions – have since the 1960s encouraged the co-option of a stylized form as the emblem of several Far-right groups, particularly in France , including the significantly-named '' Occident '' and the GUD . In more recent decades the symbol has been adopted by the White Nationalist political movement as a symbol for representation of all European Caucasian peoples, although it can sometimes be identified with radical nationalists of a Third Position ist or Catholic Nationalist persuasion. This new symbolism has pretty much eclipsed the traditional one in France and many other Europe an countries. Celtic crosses are also associated with political groups advocating greater independence or other measures with respect to Celtic minorities (''cf'' Breton Nationalism ). |
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