triumphal cross

thumb|Hanging rood with no rood screen in Lye Church on the island of [[Gotland in Sweden|alt=]] thumb|Rood screen and rood in the abbey church of Wechselburg Abbey|Wechselburg in Saxony

A rood or rood cross, sometimes known as a triumphal cross, is a cross or crucifix, especially the large crucifix set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church. Alternatively, it is a large sculpture or painting of the crucifixion of Jesus.