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Norwegian knights on a painted altar frontal from the
Stave Church at Eide in Norway, 1310AD. Bergen Museum.
'Legend of the True Cross' - Heraclius defeats the Persian army

Heraclius defeats the Persian army. Altar frontal from the Stave Church at Eide in Norway, 1310AD, Bergen Museum

Altar frontal from the old stave church at Eide, 1310AD, Bergen Museum
'Legend of the True Cross'. In the year 615, the Persian King Chosroes steals the True Cross from Jerusalem, setting it up as an object of worship. The Christian Eastern Emperor Heraclius wages war on the Persian King and, having defeated him, returns to Jerusalem with the Holy Wood.

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Norwegian knights on a painted altar frontal from the Stave Church at Eide in Norway, 1310AD. Bergen Museum. 'Legend of the True Cross' - Heraclius defeats the Persian army

Norwegian knights on a painted altar frontal from the
Stave Church at Eide in Norway, 1310AD. Bergen Museum.
'Legend of the True Cross' - Heraclius defeats the Persian army