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All Vikings Symbols
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14 of 14 signs
Valknut
Valr + knut — “knot of the slain”
Viking Age · 7th–10th c.The knot of the fallen warrior
Vegvísir
Vegvísir — “that which shows the way”
Post-medieval Iceland · 16th–19th c.The wayfinder, the stave against being lost
Ægishjálmur
Ægishjálmr — “helm of awe”
Literary 13th c. · drawn form 16th–19th c.The terror worn between the eyes
Mjölnir
Mjǫllnir — “the grinder” or “lightning”
Viking Age · 9th–11th c.Thor's hammer, the hallowing of what matters
Yggdrasil
Yggdrasill — “Odin's steed”
Recorded 13th c. · beliefs far olderThe world tree that holds the nine realms
Web of Wyrd
Skuld's Net — the matrix of fate
Modern figure · Old English and Norse conceptNine lines holding every rune ever cut
Triquetra
Þríhyrningr — the trinity knot
Insular and Norse · 7th–11th c.Three arcs, one unbroken line
Triple Horn of Odin
Þríhyrnd horn — the three draughts
Viking Age · 8th–11th c.The mead of poetry, stolen in three swallows
Jörmungandr
Jǫrmungandr — “the vast monster”
Viking Age imagery · texts 13th c.The serpent that circles the world and bites its tail
Huginn & Muninn
Huginn ok Muninn — “thought and memory”
Viking Age · 6th–11th c.The two ravens that fly the world each dawn
Svefnþorn
Svefnþorn — “sleep thorn”
Saga literature 13th c. · staves 17th–19th c.The stave that lays a sleeper down for years
Gungnir
Gungnir — “the swaying one”
Viking Age · 8th–11th c.The spear that never misses and binds every oath
Troll Cross
Trollkors — the bent iron
Scandinavian folk tradition · 18th–20th c.A ring of iron against unfriendly things
Sleipnir
Sleipnir — “the slipper”
Viking Age · 8th–11th c.The eight-legged horse that rides between worlds