Rood

Hanging rood with no rood screen in Lye Church (Evangelical-Lutheran) on the island of Gotland in Sweden
Rood screen and rood in the abbey church of Wechselburg in Saxony

A rood or rood cross, sometimes known as a triumphal cross, is a cross or crucifix, especially the large crucifix set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church. Alternatively, it is a large sculpture or painting of the crucifixion of Jesus.

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