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Valknot plaqueby ~runehammer9

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This is a plaque with a valknot design burned into it.

This symbol found on old Norse stonecarvings is called "Hrungnir's heart," after the legendary giant of the Eddas. It is best known as the Valknut, or "knot of the slain," and it has been found on stone carvings with funerary motifs, where it signified the afterlife.

The valknut can be drawn unicursally (in one stroke), making it a popular talisman of protection against spirits.

The Valknut's three interlocking shapes and nine points suggest rebirth, pregnancy, and cycles of reincarnation. The nine points are also suggestive of the Nine Worlds (and the nine fates) of Norse mythology. Their interwoven shape suggests the belief of the interelatedness of the three realms of earth, hel, and the heavens, and the nine domains they encompass.

The Valknut is also an important symbol to many follwers of the Asatru faith, who often wear it as a symbol of the faith.

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~Merytsetesh Jan 26, 2013 Student Artisan Crafter

Very nice, especially the shading around the edges.

~runehammer9 Jan 26, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Thanks!

~Radulfr818 Aug 20, 2009

Very well done. I too am very fond of the valknot, and have it tattooed on the left side of my chest.

~ThorinSkald Sep 11, 2008

Very well done!

~Draconari-Elwing May 28, 2008

It looks so simple and because of that it is so beautiful.

But how do you do it in one stroke? It seems very hard to do it...

~MLstudios Feb 3, 2008

Jåg tänka vi alla skulla bära det. Bra på du.
I think we should all carry that. Good on you.

~LaFemmeObscur Jan 7, 2008 Writer

Very nice!

~battlefate Nov 17, 2007

This is beautiful. <3

*Niiveleggelja Oct 25, 2007 Hobbyist Photographer

Wonderful work...

~ElCasiegno Nov 6, 2006

I love this symbol.
I've never been able to work out how you draw it in one stroke. The only way i've seen it done unicursally caused it to only have 6 points (9 is an important number in norse mythology).

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