Tag Archives: Eight-leaved cross

Closing 2016…

The year that ends in 24 hours has wounded us all in various ways. To put it mildly, it has raised many questions that we will need to find answers to. I am not referring particularly to things related with … Continue reading

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Iron Age and Middle Ages at Hordamuseet

Although we had already posted one entry today, the visit to the well-known to our readers Hordamuseet had a surprise for us that we did not wish to leave unnoticed. This surprise concerns the decoration on the shield of one of the … Continue reading

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A special cross decoration in Cairo

During my trip to Cairo in November, I had noticed and shared through the blog the sign of the Cairo metro. The reason was that it reminded me of a tilted way of depicting the eight-leaved cross that appears on … Continue reading

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