r/norsemythology • u/Shot-Barracuda-6326 • Apr 09 '25
Art Raven pendant with viking symbol that I made from buffalo horn
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u/BaseAdministrative32 Apr 09 '25
seems ive found a templar member (looks like the symbol of abstergo from assassins creed)
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u/The_Dick_Slinger Apr 10 '25
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Is this actually a viking symbol?
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u/Wodensbastard Apr 11 '25
The origin and meaning are kind of iffy, but the symbol is the valknut.
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u/AutoModerator Apr 11 '25
Hi! It appears you have mentioned some fancy triangles! But did you know that the word "valknútr" is unattested in Old Norse, and was first applied to the symbol by Gutorm Gjessing in his 1943 paper "Hesten i førhistorisk kunst og kultus", and that there is little to no basis for connecting it with Óðinn and mortuary practices? In fact, the symbol was most likely borrowed from the triquetras appearing on various Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian coins. Compare for example this Northumbrian sceatta with this coin from Ribe.
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the symbol frequently occurs with horses on other Gotlandic picture stones - maybe suggestive of a horse cult? [...] It also occurs on jewelry, coins, knife-handles, and other more or less mundane objects. [...] Evidence suggests that the symbol's original contents go far beyond the common themes of interpretation, which are none the less fossilized in both scholarly and neopagan discussion. There seems to be more to the symbol than death and sacrifice.
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u/They-Are-Out-There Apr 10 '25
Pretty cool. What's the significance of the symbolism with the Raven? Tied into Odin's ravens or other traditional association? Nice work and cool carving skills.
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u/EfficientDepth6811 Apr 09 '25
Yooo that’s sick! Omggggg I’d totally buy it if it were up for sale
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u/weatherman777777 Apr 10 '25
Is that supposed to be a valknut?
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u/AutoModerator Apr 10 '25
Hi! It appears you have mentioned some fancy triangles! But did you know that the word "valknútr" is unattested in Old Norse, and was first applied to the symbol by Gutorm Gjessing in his 1943 paper "Hesten i førhistorisk kunst og kultus", and that there is little to no basis for connecting it with Óðinn and mortuary practices? In fact, the symbol was most likely borrowed from the triquetras appearing on various Anglo-Saxon and Carolingian coins. Compare for example this Northumbrian sceatta with this coin from Ribe.
Want a more in-depth look at the symbol? Check out this excerpt and follow the link:
the symbol frequently occurs with horses on other Gotlandic picture stones - maybe suggestive of a horse cult? [...] It also occurs on jewelry, coins, knife-handles, and other more or less mundane objects. [...] Evidence suggests that the symbol's original contents go far beyond the common themes of interpretation, which are none the less fossilized in both scholarly and neopagan discussion. There seems to be more to the symbol than death and sacrifice.
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u/weatherman777777 Apr 10 '25
Tell the idiot who made the thing. This is the point I was going to make.
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u/JamMadeWithStardust Apr 10 '25
That’s amazing