Wotansknoop-amulet brons Viking sieraden & hangers Let your swords shine on

Let your swords shine on the wall

Diamond twill fabrics were a symbol of status in the Early and High Middle Ages

De stalen kam is gevormd naar de helmkammen van Romeinse legionairs

Dit ijzeren scharnier is geheel handgemaakt

as did the Indo-Scythians

Wotansknoop-amulet brons Viking sieraden & hangers Let your swords shine onThis amulet shows the Wotan's Knot (Valknut) surrounded by the Futhark runic alphabet. The Valknut symbolizes the power of the god Odin Wodan and was worn as protection and support in battle. The nine lines of the knot are associated with the nine worlds of Norse mythology, and the three triangles with the three realms of existence. The precise meaning of the symbol remains a subject of archaeological debate, but it is widely associated with Odin and