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La Croix Latin

La Croix Latin , also known as the Protestant cross and the Western Latin cross.
The Latin cross (crux ordinaria) is a symbol of Christendom, although it was used as a pagan symbol for millennia before the founding of the Christian church.
It has been found in China and Africa. He appears on stones 
Scandinavian the Bronze Age and represents the hammer of Thor, their god of thunder and war. She was considered a magical symbol. She brought good luck and turned away evil. Some people interpret the rock carvings of the cross as a solar or earth symbol, the points of which represent north, south, east and west. Others say that