It is also a symbol of the Norse god Odin. It represents the triple goddess and later in Christianity the Holy Trinity. The triquetra symbol was originally found in the Pagan Celtic culture.
It is worn as a symbol of peace and protection. ^ From a 17th-century manuscript, lbs 143 8vo, in the National Library in Reykjavík. In Buddism, the Hamsa symbol represents the five chakras.1000 on, Vikings wore Thor’s Mjolnir as well as a cross on a chain or thong around their necks.
Wearing Thor’s hammer as an amulet of protection was quite common as this was probably the most popular of all the pagan Viking symbols. So it is quite clear why Viking thought that Mjlnir was a symbol of protection and safety. Mjolnir, a magic weapon, always came back to Thor when he threw it. Here is why: As we have already mentioned, Thor used his hammer to bless people and to slay giants, thus protecting them. ^ "Butterknot - Tilberi ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft". Apart from being associated with thunder and lightning, Norsemen believed that Mjolnir was also a symbol of safety and protection.^ "Nábrókarstafur - Strandagaldur ~ Galdrasýning á Ströndum ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft".^ From a 19th-century manuscript, lbs 4375 8vo, in the National Library in Reykjavík.You dont have do we wiccan or apart of any religion to. ^ "ÍB 383 4to | Digitized Manuscript Viewer". All wiccans are witches as Wicca includes witchcraft in its practice but not all witches are wiccans.^ From a 17th-century grimoire, in the Antikvarisk-Topografiska Arkivet in Stockholm.Nordic culture is heavily reliant on symbols. ^ a b c d Huld Manuscript ÍB 383 4 in the National Library in Reykjavík The Norse symbols were associated with gods and mythology and a way to connect the deities to their powers.^ " "Staves or magical signs" Galdrastafir - Strandagaldur ~ Galdrasýning á Ströndum ~ Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft".Valdemar's Protection Stave increases favor and happiness. īutterknot, to find out if butter was made using milk stolen by a Tilberi. (A similar looking stave is titled Óttastafur in the Huld Manuscript.)Ī lesser circle of protection.
Ī stave used when making necropants ( nábrók), a pair of trousers made from the skin of a dead man that are capable of producing an endless supply of money. Whoever carries this symbol with them encounters no evil, neither on the sea nor on the land. Two staves, kept in the shoes, gapaldur under the heel of the right foot and ginfaxi under the toes of the left foot, to magically ensure victory in bouts of Icelandic wrestling ( glíma). Ĭarved on the ends of barrels to prevent leaking. Helm of Awe (or Helm of Terror) to induce fear, protect the warrior, and prevail in battle. “To get a girl”, this magical stave is used by a man in love to gain the affections of the object of his desires.