Link to PDF[Illustrated] Article entitled: Swastikas in Cambridge Churches. To most people these geometric devices are Swastikas, but to the initiated they are either Gammadions or Fylfot-Crosses. This form of the Christian cross has been used extensively in churches over many centuries, and can be traced back to the usage of the Christian catacombs in Rome.
Link to PDF[Illustrated] Article entitled: Swastikas in Cambridge Chapels. To the popular eye these geometric devices are Swastikas, but to the initiated they are either Gammadions or Fylfot-Crosses. This form of the Christian cross has been used extensively in churches over many centuries, and can be traced back to the usage of the Christian catacombs in Rome. Link to PDF[Illustrated] Article entitled: Swastikas in Cambridge Colleges. What are these Swastikas doing in Cambridge Colleges? In fact none of them are strictly Swastikas, as properly defined. They have the appearance of Swastikas, but they are Gammadions, Fylfot-Crosses or elements from Japanese emblematic tradition.
Link to PDF[Illustrated] Article entitled: Swastikas on Scottish Gravestones. The Swastika is found on a number of tomb stones and grave slabs in Scotland. This unexpected usage goes back to the early Picts, but it is found in both pagan and later Christian contexts. It has strong links not only with Scandinavian culture, notably the Vikings, but also with an extensive usage in the Christian catacombs of Rome.
Link to PDF[Illustrated] Article entitled: Swastikas on Scottish War Memorials. Many will be wondering why the Swastika was used so extensively by the allied forces during the 1st World War, not only in Europe but further afield.It was not only used as a good luck symbol in military circles but in many civilian contexts as well.The Swastika not only appears in the War Memorial in Crathie churchyard, Deeside, but also in the National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle in one of the stained glass windows there. Link to PDF[Illustrated] Article entitled: Swastikas in Scottish Stained Glass. Why do we find what appears to be a 'Swastika' in the stained glass window of the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh? In fact this Gammadion fits well into the stream of Christian iconography reaching back to the catacombs in Rome, and flowing into the early 20th Century.
|
