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There are many images of the swastika, in Britain alone, used by the Church as a symbol of protection. It's found on a few church bells, where it was meant as a protection against lightning strikes. (idea nicked from Scandinavian heathens, where the symbol was on Thor's hammer in his manifestation of a storm thru the heavens) There's a virtual copy of Ilkley's Swastika stone carved on a deity at the church in Sutton, Bedfordshire, said to be medieval (though it looks a bit later to me). They're all over the place! Even St. Bridget nicked it as her symbol. Check the carved monolith at St. Bridget's Fountain, Ireland, with a swastika atop of the cross... which, incidentally, evolved out of the swastika itself.

I thought the swastika originated from Hinduism, but I confess it's not something I've much expertise in.

K x

St Brigit's Cross is nearly always presented as being a four-armed cross like this:

http://www.scottishtartans.org/stbrigit.jpg

However, it was originally a three armed cross representing the Irish triple goddess, of which Brigid was one aspect.

It was originally related to the corn-dollies and made at harvest time to give thanks to Brigid for the fertility she provided, hence it still being made of straw today.