heofon-hām

heofon-hām, m.n: heavenly home, heaven. (HEH-oh-von-HAHM / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhaːm)

Medieval manuscript image of four angels hovering in the air, two of whom carry a golden mandorla, inside of which sits Christ making a gesture of blessing.
Refoundation charter of the New Minster, Winchester; England (Benedictine abbey of New Minster), c. 966; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII, f. 2v. [bl.uk]

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