Rood

For the obsolete units of area and length, see Rood (unit). For the surname and other uses, see Rood (disambiguation).
Hanging rood with no rood screen but with Mary (left) and John as attendant figures[clarification needed] – in Lye Church 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,[1] is a cross or crucifix, especially the large crucifix set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church.[2] Alternatively, it is a large sculpture or painting of the crucifixion of Jesus.

  1. ^ Gothic Sculpture, 1140-1300 by Paul Williamson (1998). Retrieved 26 Oct 2014.
  2. ^ Curl, James Stevens (2006). Oxford Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 2nd ed., OUP, p. 658. ISBN 978-0-19-860678-9.