Irminsul

Bonifacius chops down a cult tree in Hessen, engraving by Bernhard Rode, 1781

On the Externsteine Descent from the Cross relief, the bent structure in the right centre is popularly identified as Irminsul. Though this may be correct, it is not supported by any contemporary sources.

Detail (via Irminsäulen / Irminsul)

Sacred Marriage with Irminsul 3rd Century, Germany (via http://odinsvolk.ca/irminsul.htm)

Bronze Razor depicting Irminsul, 2nd Century BCE, Denmark (via http://odinsvolk.ca/irminsul.htm).

Bacchus, with Cup and Branch From SMITH’s Classical Dictionary, p. 208 (via The Two Babylons, by Alexander Hislop)

Assyrian Divinity, with Spotted Fallow-Deer. VAUX’s Nineveh and Persepolis, chap. viii. p. 233 (via The Two Babylons, by Alexander Hislop)

Roman Emperor Trajan burning Incense to Diana From KITTO’s Illustrated Commentary, vol. iv. p. 137. (via The Two Babylons, by Alexander Hislop)

Via: Attis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Romanisches Kapitell mit Gabelsäule. Paderborn, Abdinghofkirche, 1150–1160. 

Le Jour ni l'Heure 0710 : crypte carolingienne de l'église Saint-Michel, c. 820, Fulda, Hesse, Allemagne (photo by Renaud Camus).

Mysselhøj, a danish gravemound from the early bronze age situated close to the danish town Roskilde. Photo taken by Jørgen Larsen