Gloucester Cathedral

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Most of the crypt capitals have a simple stiff-leaf motif, except for this one, which depicts a man's face with large eyes and a very long mustache. His identity is unknown, but similar figures can be seen throughout northern Europe. One theory is that he is the old Viking god Odin, carved to hedge bets in case the old gods should turn out to be the true ones.

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