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Valknut | | Valknut: Encyclopedia - Valknut | | The valknut (Old Norse valr, slain warriors + knut, knot) is a symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles.
It is also called:
heart of the slain
heart of Vala
Hrungnir's heart
Odin's knot
It appears on Scandinavian image stones in connection with Odin, e.g. on the 7th century Tängelgarda stone from Gotland.
According to H. R. Ellis Davidson (p. 146), the valknut —
is thought to symbolize the power of the god [Odin] to b ...
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Valknut
The valknut (Old Norse valr, slain warriors + knut, knot) is a symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles.
It is also called:
- heart of the slain
- heart of Vala
- Hrungnir's heart
- Odin's knot
It appears on Scandinavian image stones in connection with Odin, e.g. on the 7th century Tängelgarda stone from Gotland.
According to H. R. Ellis Davidson (p. 146), the valknut —
is thought to symbolize the power of the god [Odin] to bind or unbind [a man's mind] ... so that men became helpless in battle, and he could also loosen the tensions of fear and strain by his gifts of battle-madness, intoxication, and inspiration.
Geometrically, it is topologically equivalent to the Borromean rings, a closed 3-link chain, or the triquetra, depending on the particular artistic depiction:
The Valknut as Borromean rings
The Valknut as closed 3-link chain (modern only?)
The Valknut as triquetra
Valknut - Neopaganism
The valknut symbol plays a role in neopagan faiths drawn from Norse mythology, particularly Asatru, where it is sometimes said to represent the nine worlds. [1]
Ásatrú, Odinic Rite, Odin, Triskelion
See also
- Germanic Neopaganism
- Odin
- Triskelion
Category: Symbols
Other related archives7th century, Asatru, Borromean rings, Germanic Neopaganism, Gotland, H. R. Ellis Davidson, Hrungnir, Norse mythology, Odin, Odinic Rite, Old Norse, Scandinavian, Symbols, Triskelion, Vala, image stones, neopagan, nine worlds, symbol, triangles, triquetra, Ásatrú
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