{"id":169128,"date":"2026-09-05T14:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169128"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:32:56","slug":"kross-og-krossmark-varnartaknid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/kross-og-krossmark-varnartaknid\/","title":{"rendered":"Kross og krossmark \u2013 kristna varnart\u00e1kni\u00f0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Kross og krossmark \u2013 mi\u00f0l\u00e6gt varnart\u00e1kn kristninnar<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Krossinn er mi\u00f0l\u00e6gt t\u00e1kn kristninnar og einnig eitt af mest bornu varnart\u00e1knum heims. Sem hengi, sem bendingu og sem t\u00e1kn yfir dyrum hefur hann fylgt tr\u00fau\u00f0um \u00ed margar aldir. Kross og krossmark (kruzifix) eru \u00fe\u00f3 ekki sama fyrirb\u00e6ri\u00f0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Varnart\u00e1kn<\/span>Kristni<\/a>Kristi\u00f0 t\u00e1kn<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Krossinn er mikilv\u00e6gasta t\u00e1kn kristninnar<\/a>. Hann v\u00edsar til dau\u00f0a Jes\u00fa Krists \u00e1 krossinum og til \u00feeirrar kristnu sannf\u00e6ringar a\u00f0 \u00feessi dau\u00f0i hafi veri\u00f0 yfirunninn. Fr\u00e1 \u00feessum kjarna lei\u00f0ir \u00f6ll merking krossins, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al hlutverk hans sem varnart\u00e1kns.<\/p>

Sem varnart\u00e1kn birtist krossinn \u00ed m\u00f6rgum myndum. Hann er borinn sem hengi \u00e1 l\u00edkamanum, ger\u00f0ur sem bending, festur yfir dyrum og \u00e1 veggjum og nota\u00f0ur \u00ed fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum blessunarath\u00f6fnum. \u00cd \u00f6llum \u00feessum myndum stendur hann fyrir hollustu vi\u00f0 Krist og tr\u00fa \u00e1 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 hans.<\/p>

Tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0ilega er krossinn d\u00e6mi um t\u00e1kn \u00fear sem varnarmerking \u00feess sprettur af tr\u00faarlegu innihaldi. Samkv\u00e6mt kristnum skilningi veitir hann ekki vernd sem hlutur, heldur vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 hann v\u00edsar til frelsunaratbur\u00f0ar. \u00dear me\u00f0 tilheyrir hann \u00feeim varnart\u00e1knum sem eru n\u00e1i\u00f0 tengd tiltekinni kenningu.<\/p>

Krossinn er samt\u00edmis \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00e1kn sem tengir og \u00fea\u00f0 sem greinir kristnar kirkjudeildir. Allar st\u00f3rar kirkjur \u00feekkja hann og vir\u00f0a, en leggja mismunandi \u00e1herslu \u00e1 hann.<\/p>

Ka\u00fe\u00f3lska og r\u00e9tttr\u00fana\u00f0ar hef\u00f0in s\u00fdna oft hinn krossfesta, me\u00f0an kirkjur sprottnar \u00far si\u00f0b\u00f3tinni kj\u00f3sa oftast t\u00f3man kross. \u00deegar af \u00feessu vali m\u00e1 lesa hva\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1tt frelsunaratbur\u00f0arins er dregi\u00f0 fram hverju sinni.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Kross og krossmark: munurinn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00cd almennu m\u00e1li eru or\u00f0in kross og krossmark (kruzifix) oft notu\u00f0 sem samheiti, en \u00feau v\u00edsa til mismunandi hluta. Kross er hin hreina mynd tveggja sk\u00e1stokka sem skerast. Hann er t\u00f3mur og undirstrikar t\u00e1kni\u00f0 sem sl\u00edkt.<\/p>

Krossmark s\u00fdnir aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti l\u00edkama Krists \u00e1 krossinum, hinn svokalla\u00f0a corpus. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00fdnir myndr\u00e6nt atbur\u00f0 krossfestingarins og setur \u00fej\u00e1ningu og dau\u00f0a Jes\u00fa \u00ed forgrunn. Krossmarki\u00f0 er \u00feannig helgimynd til huglei\u00f0slu, t\u00f3mi krossinn aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti t\u00e1kn.<\/p>

B\u00e1\u00f0ar myndir bera mismunandi \u00e1herslur. T\u00f3mi krossinn er oft tengdur upprisunni og sigrinum yfir dau\u00f0anum, \u00fear sem hinn krossfesti hefur yfirgefi\u00f0 krossinn. Krossmarki\u00f0 dregur athyglina a\u00f0 f\u00f3rninni<\/span> og saml\u00ed\u00f0aninni. Til varnar eru b\u00e1\u00f0ar myndir nota\u00f0ar.<\/p>

Austurkirkjurnar hafa eigin krossform, me\u00f0al annars kross me\u00f0 tveimur aukastokkum, \u00fear sem s\u00e1 ne\u00f0ri er hallandi. Kirkjur sprottnar \u00far si\u00f0b\u00f3tinni kj\u00f3sa aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti t\u00f3man kross, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e6r vilja leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 hinn upprisna Krist, ekki lengur hangandi \u00e1 krossinum.<\/p>

Munurinn \u00e1 krossi og krossmarki er \u00feannig ekki a\u00f0eins spurning um framsetningu, heldur einnig v\u00edsbending um mismunandi gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar \u00e1herslur.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fr\u00e1 fali\u00f0 t\u00e1kni til opinbers merkis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00c1 fyrstu \u00f6ldunum notu\u00f0u kristnir menn krossinn af varf\u00e6rni. \u00c1 t\u00edmum ofs\u00f3kna var opinberlega bori\u00f0 t\u00e1kn h\u00e6ttulegt. \u00deess \u00ed sta\u00f0 birtust dulmerki eins fyrstu t\u00edma, me\u00f0al annars Kristsm\u00f3n\u00f3grammi\u00f0 \u00far gr\u00edskum upphafsst\u00f6fum nafns Krists e\u00f0a hi\u00f0 svokalla\u00f0a staurogram-merki.<\/p>

Me\u00f0 umbreytingunni undir keisara Konstant\u00ednusi \u00e1 4. \u00f6ld breyttist \u00feetta grundvallarlega. Kristni var \u00feolu\u00f0 og s\u00ed\u00f0ar r\u00edkistr\u00fa, og krossinn m\u00e1tti n\u00fa s\u00fdna opinberlega. \u00dar falnu au\u00f0kennist\u00e1kni ofs\u00f3ttra minnihlutah\u00f3ps var\u00f0 s\u00fdnilegt t\u00e1kn<\/span> mikilla tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0a.<\/p>

Fr\u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma breiddist krossinn \u00fat \u00ed \u00f6ll svi\u00f0 l\u00edfsins. Hann birtist \u00e1 kirkjum, \u00e1 myntum, \u00e1 \u00e1h\u00f6ldum og kl\u00e6\u00f0na\u00f0i. \u00deessi opinbera n\u00e6rvera var forsenda \u00feess a\u00f0 krossinn g\u00e6ti or\u00f0i\u00f0 t\u00e1kn pers\u00f3nulegrar og heimilislegrar verndar.<\/p>

Vi\u00f0 umbreytinguna undir Konstant\u00ednusi tengjast tv\u00e6r fr\u00e6gar sagnir. \u00d6nnur segir fr\u00e1 s\u00fdn keisarans fyrir orrustu, \u00e1samt fyrirheiti um a\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessu merki myndi hann sigra.<\/p>

Hin segir fr\u00e1 fundi kross Krists af Helenu, m\u00f3\u00f0ur keisarans. B\u00e1\u00f0ar s\u00f6gurnar \u00e1ttu r\u00edkan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 krossinn breyttist \u00far falnu au\u00f0kennist\u00e1kni \u00ed opinberlega h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legt t\u00e1kn heils t\u00edmabils.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Krossmerki\u00f0 sem bending<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Krossinn er ekki a\u00f0eins hlutur, heldur einnig hreyfing. \u00deegar hinn tr\u00faa\u00f0i krossar sig, f\u00e6rir hann h\u00f6ndina a\u00f0 enni, brj\u00f3sti og her\u00f0um og teiknar \u00feannig krossinn yfir eigin l\u00edkama. \u00deessi ath\u00f6fn er ein af elstu og \u00fatbreiddustu myndum kristinnar tr\u00far\u00e6kni<\/span>.<\/p>

Krosst\u00e1kni\u00f0 fylgir b\u00e6ninni<\/span>, gu\u00f0s\u00fej\u00f3nustunni og m\u00f6rgum stundum daglegs l\u00edfs. \u00dea\u00f0 er gert vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 f\u00e6tur og fara a\u00f0 sofa, fyrir fer\u00f0alag, \u00ed h\u00e6ttu og vi\u00f0 blessunargj\u00f6r\u00f0ir. \u00cd \u00f6llum \u00feessum tilvikum setur ma\u00f0urinn sig undir t\u00e1kn krossins.<\/p>

\u00cd \u00feessari hreyfingu birtist verndarmerking krossins s\u00e9rlega sk\u00fdrt. A\u00f0 krossa sig er stutt ath\u00f6fn, framkv\u00e6manleg hven\u00e6r sem er, \u00fear sem manneskja setur sig og a\u00f0ra undir vernd Krists. H\u00fan tengir verndart\u00e1kni\u00f0 beint vi\u00f0 l\u00edkamann og vi\u00f0 augnabliki\u00f0.<\/p>

Krosst\u00e1kni\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g gamalt. Kirkjuritarinn Tert\u00fall\u00edanus greinir fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed um \u00e1ri\u00f0 200 a\u00f0 kristnir menn hafi krossa\u00f0 sig vi\u00f0 m\u00f6rg tilefni \u00ed daglegu l\u00edfi. Framkv\u00e6mdin \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ist s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 mismunandi vegu.<\/p>

\u00cd latnesku kirkjunni er h\u00f6ndin f\u00e6r\u00f0 fyrst a\u00f0 vinstri, \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00e6gri \u00f6xl, \u00ed r\u00e9tttr\u00fana\u00f0arhef\u00f0inni \u00f6fugt, og sta\u00f0a fingranna hefur einnig s\u00edna eigin merkingu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Krossinn sem verndart\u00e1kn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00deegar \u00e1 fyrstu t\u00edmum var krossinum eignu\u00f0 verndandi verkun. Hann var festur yfir dyr og \u00e1 veggi, settur upp vi\u00f0 vegi og hengdur vi\u00f0 v\u00f6gguna. \u00cd \u00f6llum \u00feessum tilvikum merkti hann sta\u00f0 e\u00f0a manneskju sem setta undir vernd Krists.<\/p>

\u00cd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fanni var krossinn talinn r\u00e1\u00f0 gegn ska\u00f0legum m\u00e1ttarv\u00f6ldum. Hann \u00e1tti a\u00f0 var\u00f0veita h\u00fasi\u00f0, b\u00fapeninginn og akrana og halda illum \u00f6ndum \u00ed fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0. \u00deessar hugmyndir tilheyr\u00f0u v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legri tr\u00far\u00e6kni<\/span> sem felldi krossinn inn \u00ed daglegt l\u00edf og umhyggju fyrir b\u00e6 og fj\u00f6lskyldu.<\/p>

Kirkjuleg fr\u00e6\u00f0i fylgdust me\u00f0 \u00feessari notkun og v\u00f6ru\u00f0u jafnframt vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 misskilja krossinn sem t\u00f6frat\u00e6ki. Krossinn verndar a\u00f0 kristnum skilningi vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 hann v\u00edsar til Krists, ekki vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i eigin, fr\u00e1 honum a\u00f0skilinn m\u00e1tt. Vernd og tr\u00fa heyra saman.<\/p>

\u00cd landslagi margra sv\u00e6\u00f0a me\u00f0 kristinni menningu er krossinn alls sta\u00f0ar n\u00e1l\u00e6gur. Vegakrossar og akurkrossar, myndast\u00f3lpar og tindakrossar setja heilu landsv\u00e6\u00f0in undir t\u00e1kn Krists.<\/p>

Sl\u00edkir krossar merktu vegi, minntu \u00e1 atbur\u00f0i og \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vernda akra og fer\u00f0alanga. \u00deeir s\u00fdna a\u00f0 verndarmerking krossins var ekki bundin vi\u00f0 hengda hengistj\u00f6rnu, heldur n\u00e1\u00f0i yfir allt l\u00edfssv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Krossfestingarmyndin og saga hennar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Myndin af hinum krossfesta \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ist sm\u00e1m saman. \u00c1 fyrstu \u00f6ldunum s\u00fdndu menn Krist varla \u00e1 krossinum sj\u00e1lfum. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki fyrr en \u00e1 fyrri hluta mi\u00f0aldar a\u00f0 krossfestingarmyndin me\u00f0 l\u00edkneskinu var\u00f0 \u00fatbreidd myndform.<\/p>

\u00cd gegnum aldirnar breyttist myndin. Fyrri og h\u00e1mi\u00f0\u00f6ld s\u00fdndu Krist oft r\u00f3legan og uppr\u00e9ttan, sem sigurvegara yfir dau\u00f0anum. S\u00ed\u00f0ari t\u00edmabil l\u00f6g\u00f0u meiri \u00e1herslu \u00e1 \u00fej\u00e1ninguna og s\u00fdndu hinn krossfesta \u00ed kv\u00f6l sinni. \u00deessi myndsaga endurspeglar breyttar \u00e1herslur tr\u00far\u00e6kni<\/span>.<\/p>

Sem verndart\u00e1kn er krossfestingarmyndin \u00fatbreidd fyrst og fremst \u00e1 heimilum. Gu\u00f0shorni\u00f0, horni\u00f0 \u00ed stofunni sem pr\u00fdtt var krossfestingarmynd, var um langan t\u00edma fastur hluti margra heimila. Krossfestingarmyndin setti heimili\u00f0 og \u00edb\u00faa \u00feess s\u00fdnilega undir t\u00e1kn Krists.<\/p>

Me\u00f0al elstu var\u00f0veittra st\u00f3rra krossfestingarmynda er Gero-krossinn, sem var\u00f0 til \u00e1 10. \u00f6ld \u00ed K\u00f6lnard\u00f3mkirkjunni. Hann s\u00fdnir gl\u00f6ggt hversu snemma myndin af hinum \u00fej\u00e1\u00f0a Kristi var unnin \u00ed st\u00f3ru formi.<\/p>

\u00c1 barokkt\u00edmanum ur\u00f0u til fj\u00f6lmargar listilega ger\u00f0ar b\u00e6nakrossfestingarmyndir fyrir kirkjur og heimili. Heimiliskrossfestingarmyndin \u00ed gu\u00f0shorninu var\u00f0 \u00feannig fastur hluti heimilislegrar tr\u00far\u00e6kni<\/span> um margar aldir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Form krossins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Krossinn birtist \u00ed m\u00f6rgum myndum. \u00deekktastur er latneski krossinn me\u00f0 lengdri ne\u00f0ri st\u00f6ng. Vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 hans stendur gr\u00edski krossinn me\u00f0 fj\u00f3rum jafnl\u00f6ngum \u00f6rmum, sem er \u00fatbreiddur fyrst og fremst \u00ed austurkirkjunni.<\/p>

A\u00f0rar ger\u00f0ir hafa fengi\u00f0 eigin merkingu. T\u00e1-krossinn \u00ed mynd b\u00f3kstafsins T er tengdur heil\u00f6gum Anton\u00edusi og Frans fr\u00e1 Assisi. P\u00e9turskrossinn, \u00f6fugsn\u00fainn latneskur kross, v\u00edsar til munnm\u00e6la<\/span> um dau\u00f0a postulans P\u00e9turs. Sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundnar ger\u00f0ir eins og keltneski hringkrossinn tengja krossinn \u00f6\u00f0rum t\u00e1knum.<\/p>

\u00deessi fj\u00f6lbreytni s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 krossinn er ekki st\u00edfna\u00f0 t\u00e1kn. Hann gat laga\u00f0 sig a\u00f0 mismunandi hef\u00f0um og f\u00e9kk \u00fe\u00e1 jafnframt vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarmerkingar. Fyrir verndarhlutverki\u00f0 eru flestar \u00feessar ger\u00f0ir \u00ed notkun, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 sem mestu skiptir er tilv\u00edsunin til Krists.<\/p>

Utan tr\u00faarlegrar notkunar birtist krossinn \u00ed fj\u00f6lda annarra samhengja, svo sem \u00ed skjaldarmerkjafr\u00e6\u00f0i, \u00ed t\u00e1knum andlegra reglna og \u00ed h\u00f6nnun hei\u00f0ursmerkja. \u00deessar margv\u00edslegu ger\u00f0ir hafa hver s\u00edna s\u00f6gu.<\/p>

Fyrir verndarmerkinguna er \u00fe\u00f3 afgerandi a\u00f0 allar \u00fatg\u00e1fur m\u00e1 rekja til sama grunnt\u00e1kns og bera \u00feannig s\u00f6mu tilv\u00edsun til Krists, hversu \u00f3l\u00edkar \u00fe\u00e6r eru a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ru leyti.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ileg merking: sigur, ekki t\u00f6frar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Kristin t\u00falkun krossins sem verndart\u00e1kns byggist \u00e1 gu\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri hugsun. Krossinn er sta\u00f0urinn \u00fear sem Jes\u00fas d\u00f3, en samkv\u00e6mt kristinni tr\u00fa er dau\u00f0inn ekki lokaor\u00f0i\u00f0. Upprisan endurm\u00f3tar merkingu krossins, breytir honum \u00far merki \u00f3sigurs \u00ed merki sigurs yfir dau\u00f0anum.<\/p>

Af \u00feessari endurt\u00falkun sprettur verndarmerking krossins. S\u00e1 sem gengur undir merki krossins gengur undir merki \u00feess sem samkv\u00e6mt kristinni sannf\u00e6ringu hefur unni\u00f0 sigur \u00e1 dau\u00f0anum. Verndin sem v\u00e6nst er er \u00fear me\u00f0 ekki t\u00f6fram\u00e1ttur, heldur birting tr\u00faar \u00e1 \u00feennan sigur.<\/p>

Kirkjan hefur \u00fev\u00ed alltaf liti\u00f0 \u00e1 krossinn sem tr\u00faart\u00e1kn, ekki sem verndargrip<\/span>. Krossinn hefur ekki sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0an m\u00e1tt samkv\u00e6mt kirkjulegri kenningu. Hann virkar sem t\u00e1kn sem beinir manninum a\u00f0 Kristi og skipuleggur traust hans. \u00deessi s\u00fdn skilur krossinn fr\u00e1 t\u00f6frafullum verndargrip.<\/p>

Fornkirkjufe\u00f0urnir t\u00falku\u00f0u krossinn oft sem tropaion, sigurt\u00e1kn, eins og sigurs\u00e6lir herir reistu eftir unnin orrustu. \u00cd \u00feeirri t\u00falkun er krossinn merki um \u00e1unninn sigur, ekki \u00f3sigur.<\/p>

\u00c1 sama t\u00edma vara\u00f0i kirkjulega kenningin \u00e1vallt vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara me\u00f0 krossinn eins og v\u00e9lr\u00e6nt virkandi hlut. Vernd hans er bundin tr\u00fanni og ver\u00f0ur ekki fr\u00e1 henni a\u00f0skilin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Krossinn \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa og \u00ed dag<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00cd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa hefur krossinn, umfram hina eiginlegu kirkjulegu kenningu, gegnt fj\u00f6lbreyttu hlutverki. S\u00f6gur og si\u00f0ir eignu\u00f0u honum \u00feann m\u00e1tt a\u00f0 hrekja \u00e1 brott illa anda, nornir og ska\u00f0legar verur. \u00cd m\u00f6rgum s\u00f6gnum og \u00ed d\u00e6gurmenningu birtist krossinn sem vopn gegn hinu illa.<\/p>

\u00deessa \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00faarlegu hli\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 greina fr\u00e1 hinni eiginlegu kirkjulegu kenningu, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt b\u00e6\u00f0i hafi lifa\u00f0 hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 um langan t\u00edma. H\u00fan s\u00fdnir hversu dj\u00fapt krossinn var r\u00f3tfastur \u00ed daglegri hugsun og hversu sj\u00e1lfsag\u00f0ur hann var talinn sem verndart\u00e1kn, langt utan kirkjuveggjanna.<\/p>

Krossinn er enn \u00ed dag einn algengasti h\u00e1lsmenshluturinn sem hengdur er um h\u00e1ls. Fyrir marga sem bera hann er hann tr\u00faart\u00e1kn, fyrir a\u00f0ra menningarlegt merki e\u00f0a minjagripur. \u00cd \u00f6llum tilvikum tengist hann mj\u00f6g langri s\u00f6gu, \u00fear sem krossinn st\u00f3\u00f0 samt\u00edmis fyrir vernd, j\u00e1tningu og von.<\/p>

\u00cd \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0tr\u00fa og sagnahef\u00f0 birtist krossinn oft sem vopn gegn nornum, draugum og \u00f6\u00f0rum ska\u00f0legum m\u00e1ttarv\u00f6ldum. Sl\u00edkar hugmyndir hafa lifa\u00f0 \u00e1fram allt til n\u00fat\u00edma af\u00fereyingarmenningar, me\u00f0al annars \u00ed s\u00f6gum um vamp\u00edrur.<\/p>

Fr\u00e1 \u00feessu m\u00e1 greina n\u00faverandi notkun krossh\u00e1lsmens sem v\u00ed\u00f0\u00fatbreidds skartgrips, sem eftir \u00fev\u00ed hver ber hann getur veri\u00f0 tr\u00faart\u00e1kn, menningarleg j\u00e1tning e\u00f0a einfaldlega t\u00edskuskart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Heimildir (\u00farval)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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