![]() ![]() Sleipnir, also known as the Steed of Odin, is the mythical eight-legged horse of Odin in Norse mythology gifted to him by Loki. The magical spear of Odin was believed to always hit its intended target.Īs a symbol of Odin, it represents wisdom, courage, strength, precision and inspiration. Similar to Mjolnir, it was also crafted by the dwarves. Well, Gungnir is Odin’s own weapon with magical properties. If you are interested in Norse mythology or its pop culture representations in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you surely are familiar with Mjolnir, the magical hammer of Thor, the god of Thunder. Trple Horn of Odin By Anne Mathiasz on Shutterstock Gungnir, The Spear of Odin As An Odin Symbol This is how the triple horn symbol became one of the prominent symbols of Odin. #VALKNUT TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND SERIES#Triple Horn of Odin by Bourbon-88Īccording to the legend, the Mead of Poetry and Wisdom, also known as the Mead of Suttungr granted wisdom to whoever drank it.Īfter a series of events, at the end of his pursuit of the magical mead, Odin confronted Gunnlöd the jötunn/giant guarding the mead, fooled her and drank the mead three times over a period of three nights and gained wisdom. This symbol featuring three interlocking horns is a reference to the myth regarding Odin and the Mead of Poetry and Wisdom. The next item in our list of Odin symbols is the Triple Horn of Odin. The Triple Horn of Odin Also Known As The Horns of Odin And this is also the reason why Valknut is considered a pagan symbol.Ĭlick here to read our article on Valknut the Knot of The Slain Warriors. Therefore, it is believed by some experts that valknut, which is essentially a knot/binding, might have been used by practitioners of seidr with similar intentions. Seidr practices heavily featured imagery and symbols. He could also unbind their minds and provide relief to them by removing fear. According to the belief, Odin had the power to bind people’s minds with his magical powers and make men panic during battle. Odin is known as the chief practitioner of seidr (pronounced as SAY-der), the Norse practice of magic. Valknut, Odin’s Symbol and the Serpent by Mikhail Balashov on Shutterstock Not to mention the fact that many of the artworks featuring valknut were discovered on belongings in ship burial sites and memorial stones, all related to death and the transition from this life to another.Īnother reason for valknut being a popular Odin symbol today is about Odin being the god of magic in Norse mythology. It is because most of the archeological findings featuring the valknut symbol either has Odin himself on them or his animal companions, namely ravens and wolves, which are also considered Odin’s symbols. Odin,in addition to being the god of death, is also known as the god that carried the souls of the dead to the underworld (and back to the world of living sometimes). It was believed in Norse mythology that the warriors who fell in battle would go to Halls of Valhalla in Asgard to live in Odin’s company. Valknut, the Symbol of Odin by Bourbon-88 on Shutterstock ![]() The term ‘valknut’ is a compound word in Norwegian language and it simply means ‘the knot of the fallen/slain warriors’ as in ‘the knot of warriors who died in battle’. What the symbol was called at the time of its emergence is also not known. In fact, even the name ‘valknut’ was given to the symbol in the modern era. That said, it still could not be determined to this day how or when the symbol actually emerged. Care must therefore be used to correctly interpret this symbol in whatever context in which it may be found.Valknut, the Knot of the Slain by Tata Donets on Shutterstock Consequently, the use of the Iron Cross in a non-racist context has greatly proliferated in the United States, to the point that an Iron Cross in isolation (i.e., without a superimposed swastika or without other accompanying hate symbols) cannot be determined to be a hate symbol. By the early 2000s, this other use of the Iron Cross had spread from bikers to skateboarders and many extreme sports enthusiasts and became part of the logo of several different companies producing equipment and clothing for this audience. In the United States, however, the Iron Cross also became one of several Nazi-era symbols adopted by outlaw bikers, more to signify rebellion or to shock than for any white supremacist ideology. After World War II, the medal was discontinued but neo-Nazis and other white supremacists subsequently adopted it as a hate symbol and it has been a commonly-used hate symbol ever since. During the 1930s, the Nazi regime in Germany superimposed a swastika on the traditional medal, turning it into a Nazi symbol. The Iron Cross is a famous German military medal dating back to the 19th century. ![]()
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