Among the most well-known of these symbols wereVegvísir, which was inscribed on ships in order to ensure that they could find their way home. It had a meaning similar to ‘wayfinder’ and was also worn as a talisman of luck and protection. Another potent symbol was Aegishjalmir, also kn...
Then he knows that his luck is gone; he sees in his foe Odin the giver of the sword, sinks down on the gory battle-field, and dies in the arms of Hjordis, his young wife, refusing all leechcraft, and bowing his head to Odin’s will. By the fortune of war, Hjordis, bearing a...
I trowhewent to bed with thee that night, who gave me this gold ring. And as for that ring yonder which you have on your finger, and which you got as your ‘morning gift,’ its name is Andvari’s spoil, andthatI don’t think Gunnar sought on the Glistening Heath.’ Then Brynhild...
Bamboo appears in many Chinese stones as a symbol of long life. This silk painting shows seven sages in a bamboo grove. mistletoe in a house brings good luck. In Norse* mythology, mistletoe was sacred to the beloved god Balder, but the evil god Loki used trickery to kill Balder with a...