Symbols
The Web of Wyrd (Skuld's Net) NewPronunciation: The name is modern English. Wyrd is the Old English word. Our word “weird” descends from it, and pronouncing it that way is close enough. Cognate with Old Norse Urðr …
The Valknut NewPronunciation: VAL-knoot Name and etymology The Valknut is a figure of three interlocked triangles, and this entry must begin with a confession that no other symbol on this site requires: we do not …
Gungnir (Odin's Spear) NewPronunciation: GUNG-neer Name and etymology Gungnir (Old Norse) is the spear of Odin, the weapon most identified with the Allfather across the whole tradition. The name is usually connected to a root …
Trollkors - The Troll Cross NewPronunciation: Swedish trollkors, roughly TROLL-korsh Name and etymology Trollkors is plain Swedish: troll — the trolls, and by extension the whole hidden population of Scandinavian folk belief — and …
Huginn and Muninn (Odin's Ravens) NewPronunciation: HOO-gin and MOO-nin Name and etymology Huginn and Muninn are the two ravens of Odin, and their names are the whole symbol in miniature. Huginn derives from Old Norse hugr — thought, …
The Triple Horn of Odin NewPronunciation: The symbol’s common name is modern English, so there’s nothing to sound out — but the three mead-vessels of the myth it evokes are Óðrerir (OH-threh-reer), Boðn (BOTHN), and …
Ægishjálmur (The Helm of Awe) NewPronunciation: EYE-gis-HYOWL-mur Name and etymology Ægishjálmur (Old Norse ægishjálmr) joins ægir, “terror” or “awe,” with hjálmr, “helm” or “covering” …
Vegvísir (The Runic Compass) NewPronunciation: VEGG-vee-seer Name and etymology Vegvísir (Icelandic) combines vegur, “way” or “road,” with vísir, “pointer” or “guide” — a wayfinder, a …
Yggdrasil (The World Tree) NewPronunciation: IGG-druh-sill Name and etymology Yggdrasill (Old Norse) is the great ash tree standing at the center of Norse cosmology, its roots and branches binding the worlds together. The name is …
