Understanding the Three Most Common Norse Symbols 

Daniel Corell thank you! Someone who actually knows the legemeton

Celtic screaming through also ;)

Absolutely, practicing with a community is a great experience and lots of fun.

Very nice! Skål 🍻

Same here, I love the Norse mythology. Symbols and it’s history

Já that would be cool for me to

If you have a Facebook look into the group (pagan roots)

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I'd definitely love to do a video about that, thanks for the idea! Hopefully work will cool down soon and I'll get that out! ❤

Thank you!!

Thanks so much!!

It originated from watching an observing black people's haircut

jamrock black people have knappy hair.

@@beardedmisanthrope4194 your point is?

@@jamrockjamrockjamrock3106 and thus became a viking haircut as well! Inspiration from other cultures have carried through our every generation, thank the gods!

I would have advised being careful with the Ægishjalmr and Vegvisir. Whereas the vegvisir is not in the slightest from the viking period, at least Ægishjalmr is mentioned a couple times in the prose edda. However, there's no real evidence of what it looked like during the time the symbol was written of, and it was written past the viking age, after the christianization of the North. That being said, it's mentioned in our most well known book (the prose Edda, which despite being written during Christianity's influence, is still written with the mindset of the viking age and therefore is a great source regardless), but there's also no proof that it was used by the vikings themselves, or even known to them. But of course, since it's mentioned in the prose Edda, I think it's fair to say it is a viking symbol nonetheless, regardless the vikings themselves used it or not.

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I know some people would argue my interpretation, but I do believe it's different for everyone!

@@NashNoLastName You're so welcome! And yes I totally agree, I have a Vegvisir braclet and a Mjolnir necklace I wear all the time, I really believe it helps with life

Thanks so much! Vegvisir is one of my favorites, and galdr as a practice is so fascinating. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! Skol!

Thank you so much!

I do believe there is evidence of Norse trade with Northern Africa. They definitely got around!

I just did a Q&A a few weeks ago, but I'm always looking for more questions so ask away!

@@NashNoLastName would it be posible to do it in some sort of convocation rather then by text I find it hard to express my ideas via typing

Thanks for the feedback!

That's awesome! It is definitely a good tattoo for sailors! Thanks so much for watching, I hope you continue to find it informative! 😁

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You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

I always have a cup of coffee and a couple smokes when recording 😅 glad to know I'm not alone in that habit. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and was able to take so much away from it. Thank you so much for watching. Fun fact, I actually was fascinated by ancient Egyptian culture when I was growing up, so I bet we would have a lot to talk about! Egypt is a beautiful place!

@@NashNoLastName then i would love to have this conversation with you and you may able even to stream it on your channel if u liked it, we can talk on Discord if you want in

Gps in DK

She showing of roads / road showing/shown-(type stuff)

It’s also known as helm of awe

Clas David in icelandic its called vegvisir

Yes, it can be directly translated to pathfinder.

Recommend Jackson Crawford and Arith Härger. Also, Keltoi (another youtuber) has talked a lot about Hel as the place after life. A couple books talking about it is The Vikikg Spirit and the Eddas. However, the prose edda tends to think of Hel as the Christians hell, whereas in reality, the vikings didn't see it that way. Hel was just the place you go in the afterlife, without the flames and burning death. I imagine it something like Freyjas field.

Oh definitely! I think a lot of what these symbols mean comes down to personal interpretation. I know some people would like to fight me on that haha but in my mind it's the personal meaning that gives anything the most amount of power. I hope your tattoo turns out awesome!! 😁😁 Thanks for watching!

@@NashNoLastName It is funny you said some people would want to fight you. Allow me to share a tale with you lol. So, after looking at several different symbols for my next tattoo, I decided on the vegvisir. I got it when I got sober because I interpreted it in more of a spiritual way, not necessarily in a nautical sense. It serves as a reminder to me that I would get through the initial struggle of life without alcohol, and continues to remind me that I will get to where I want to be in this journey. I am not Icelandic, my ancestry is German. So after I got my tattoo my integrity was called in question, almost to the point of suggesting I was some kind of poser.

@@necronorris I'm also of german ancestry

Thank you I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I really should compile a source list, much of what I talk about either comes from things I've learned over the years, the Eddas, and websites like this: users.on.net/~starbase/galdrastafir/main.htm Definitely, wish I'd written out the notes and everything in a google doc so I could have shared that! 😅

You gotta cover all of your bases! Haha

@@NashNoLastName I mean looking at it, I think probably back in the days they were practicalists as much as belivers so I suppose it makes sense.

@Kane Kochera never said I was right I was just saying HOW it made me feel.

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

If you're looking for it as a viking symbol, definitely don't. It's popular, but definitely not a viking symbol. I don't know who Björk is, but regardless, the symbol is very much a real symbol and is beautiful, just don't get it if the intention is to have a viking symbol

@@Scareth Björk is a popular Icelandic vocalist

There are a lot of people with them, but ultimately if you want to use them you shouldn't let that stop you!

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing!

The symbol itself isn't necessarily used for the practical purpose of finding your way around, it's more in that it has the ability to help guide you safely in a spiritual/metaphysical sense. (For lack of a better word at the moment) Hope this helps!

Ah, I see. Yes, that helped alot. I had heard of the symbol a few times, being a resident in one of the ex-viking countries where we do have the occational nordic mythology believers. Good thing I didn't go deep in the woods with one on a paper, and expected to find my way out I suppose xD

They are both different. Vegvisir is the compass stave while Aegishjalmur is known as the helm of awe. They have a similar composition, but the stave modifiers are different giving them different purposes.

Just looked it up and while it seems to be based loosely on Vegvisir, it appears to be a unique creation for the movie.

@@NashNoLastName can people make unique "staves"....not sure if thats the right word. Or is nordic/pagan culture too specific?

@@trevorhackney4990 oh definitely, but it's a learning process. There are some great galdr masters today who create their own staves and galdrstafir. So its totally do able, just requires a lot of study to learn the proper ways of doing it. I know I'm still far from being an expert on the topic.

Thanks so much for all your help.

Thanks! I´m from the US, currently in the state of Illinois