Viking Symbols, Norse Symbols, Asatru Symbols
Symbols of Viking and Norse, Baltic/Slavic, and modern pagan religions, plus some traditional folk symbols for good measure.
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Norse and Viking symbols (Asatru symbols):
Symbols of Baltic/Slavic religion & ethnicity
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| Romuva | Ormgudinna | Auseklis | Thunder Cross | Gediminas | Lithuania |
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| Tryzub | Borjgali | Rece boga | kolovrat | khachkar | Jumis |
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I love that a collection of symbol to this degree exists. I am looking for reference to symbols representing the gods of Norse history for a report I’m compiling. Would anyone have a good reference or source for this?
This is great! I came across paperwork and DNA results that shows my direct bloodline back to Rollo the Wanderer
Very cool stuff. I call my 6 month old son my little Viking Prince. Now I’m looking to create a tattoo in honor of my heritage.
Please, before you get any of these as a tattoo or jewelry, be aware of what they mean. The Nidhstong is NOT a symbol of Asatru. It is a curse. A vile curse based on the idea of shaming a man by calling him a submissive homosexual, which was “fighting words” in the Viking era. One could legally kill someone in a duel over such words. The idea behind the curse is to call the man a “mare” which was in the class of ergi-insults. This is not a symbol you want to wear!
I’m glad to find other Vikings and to know that the religion survives and thrives today
these symbols are very like our vaidik symbols of sanatan dharma.
As my ancestry is deeply rooted into the Viking world, as my ancestors are Erik the Red and Leif Ericsson, I’m always happy to find out more about my proud Viking heritage
my family is from iceland and iv been trying to find out more about their origin but have hit a dead end. how did you find out your ancestors and would you be able to help me? my grandfathers name was Ari Sigifeur Svarrisson, and his fathers name was Sverrir Magnússon, but thats as far back as i have been able to go.
Ancestry.com believe it or not is an excellent reference. The LDS Church as well has excellent genealogists. They did my husband’s family beyond the year 1100 on the Viking side. Keep in mind that spellings of surnames vary wildly even for the same person- dates and locations are usually more helpful.
In reply to the post below. I found a lot of good information at http://thetroth.org.
Hi i have been practicing nordic paganism for as long as i can remember i am 15 and felt all alone until i found this
Can you tell me about your religion? I’ve always been so interested in vikings and my heritage and would like to learn.
i too felt lost until i found my heritage, but since then all is clea and like.. i feel new and whole i guess, im happy i discovered myself.
-Odin be with you
Hello-
I am working on a drawing for someone that wants symbols to represent birth, growth, love, honor, death and afterlife. Basically someone’s life from that time.
What symbols would represent those stages of life?
Thanks! – jOsh
Hej Josh i Kentucky,
Jag föreslår att du använder det anglosaxiska alfabetet för att ta fram meningen du eftersträvar snarare än att stjäla från kulturer du inte har någon kännedom om.
I was brought into this world as a Christian, although I was never into the almighty one god whom controls almost everything. I’ve heared of other multi god religions but only the Norse Paganism actually moves me, partially because my heritage can be traced back to Viking Norway and Iceland.
I have a pendant in the shape of a shield with a spiral inlaid in the center and I woul verry mutch like to know what it means. I have been searching for hours now and have nothing to show for it other than a theory that it is a representation ofa whirlpool and means community. Please help.
Hi Nick- I’ve addressed this at some length here: http://symboldictionary.net/?page_id=3#comment-51225 The same ideas also apply to Norse symbols. The Vikings, like the Celts, really did not have a concept of nuclear families as we do today. The closest to a mother/father dynamic would be Odin and Frig. Neither Vikings nor Celts would have had symbols explicit about love (at least not generically), but emblems of gods or goddesses might suffice.
You may be looking for this: http://symboldictionary.net/?p=719
I finally found my family. I am Titan born, “the world worm”, it is a strange thing to find…
Hi Jennifer, you seem to be very knowledgeable. Can you help me with Dievturiba. American born but truly Latvian at heart. One of the very,very few religions that seems to make sense to me.
I was a Catholic for most of my life, but have converted to Norse Paganism. I have a sense of belonging and have truly found myself in this religion. I have been practicing for 7 months and am dedicated to it. I wear the Hammer of Thor, Odins Knot and a Pentacle around my neck and never take it off.
The man I married and had two children with is very into it. So much so we named our babies Freya and Odin.
I cannot find the meaning to this symbol I found in my Norse myths book. Any ideas??
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Odin, chief of the Norse gods, learned the secrets of goddess magick (not easily – he gave up an eye and hung from the World Tree for a really long time), but in so doing, he brought about the twilight of the male gods (Gotterdamerung), because they became divorced from their female roots. This symbol, a male version (four spiral spokes instead of three) of the triskelion, represents masculine magickal power. It is a symbol for Norse magick.
Yes- but we must appease the gods of SEO, in order for people to find what they need. And everyone searches for “Norse.”
Well i’ll be honest, History points out that Norse Mythology had quite an influence on other nations such as germany and sweden, after all, my people (Germans) were mostly barbarians and vikings at the time.
Hmm. Nice to know i share a little blood with vikings. Now I’m even prouder of my German blood.
hail brother
I have a symbol that i need identfied. it is a circle with a fork going thru the center of it the fork is pointing down if that means anything. it was given to me and cant find the symbol anywhere yet.
Hi Carlos, do you have a picture?
I was born and forced to be a Lutheran untill 4years ago when I was 13 I finally told people that I fallowed a different god than my family, I was drawn to Thor scense I could talk even tho I didn’t know who I was fallowing yet but then my dad told me he was interested in Asatrü and so I got books from him on it and Asatrü has fit me like my own skin. The only problem I have is I don’t know anyone around me that is Asatrü I live in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN anyone live near me? The only person I know besides me is my friend joe that I “enlightened” to Asatrü.
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HAIL THE ASAR GODS!!!
Thanks SymbolicDictionary.Net ! You helped with the research I’m doing for my tattoo. A full back peace of Mjolnir with my last name in Norse runes! Will send a pic when it’s done. And remember the old Norse saying HURRY TO MEET DEATH BEFORE YOUR PLACE IS TAKEN!
Simon, you’re a disgrace to true scandinavians and people who not only represent the culture/religion, but people who actually tattoo these things on their bodies not only because they want to “follow” a religion. I personally think religion itself is a joke and I would never tattoo something on my body if it wasn’t suppose to be. I suggest you get a valknot next and understand the true meaning of what it is to be a norseman.
Can you enlighten me about this? I am truly interested in what you
it’s something I’ve always been interested in and now my son as well. He’s 17. We haven’t been in the us long. Maybe two
Have to say. If you wouldn’t mind talking with me. If you’d like my
Email just let me know. I have been interested and drAwn my whole life.
I am mostly Norwegian and can trace back to Vikings (blush)
But it does fill me with pride
Three generations. Anyway, I would just love to speak with someone
Who truly knows what it is to be.. What is in our blood and hearts. And to know where you came from is to know something of who you are. I’m amber by the way. And if you have time and don’t mind please find my on Facebook amber eaves early tx Little blonde girl in photo with a black tshirt. So you can find me. If you hate fb as many do lmk and I would be happy to send you my email. Amber
I have been looking for a religion that i would want to be apart of so i am i Norse i wear a Mjolnir and i know almost all the prayers. I love this religion and stand strong for it and always will.
-All hail Odin
Det er veldig irriterende når folk tror de bare kan Åsatru uten skikkelig anstendig. Jeg selv er minst 50%, men jeg har ennå ikke deltatt i noen møter, men da fordi jeg bor i en veldig kristen by. Men deltar på samlinger ikke er nødvendig. Være av Norse anstendig er nødvendig.
let the world hear the words once more……
“save us lord from the wrath of the norsemen”
HAIL ODIN.
“Our spirits were forged in snow and ice, to bend like steel forged over fire. We were not made to bend like reed, or to turn the other cheek. He grasped the runes. They’re our’s to use.”
I have just discovered the religion and instantly liked it so I now wear a Mjolnir pendant, out of all religions I have encountered and read about this one “Nordic paganism” is the one for me
I found a symbol on-line but lost it. It’s the Norse symbol representing “Strength, Courage and Loyalty”. Is anyone familiar with this symbol or how I can find it? Thanks.
Was it a symbol, or a Rune? The Runes each have meaning, and I’m thinking that what you are talking about is Thor’s rune, Raido, since we all know Thor is all of those things. Could also be Tyr’s rune, Teiwaz. Raido looks like the letter R, and goes with Journey according to some sources, where as Teiwaz looks like an arrow pointing up and goes with Warrior. Strength is Uruz, which is the rune of the Ox; looks like a lower case “n”. This information is taken from this image I googled for quick reference: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/77/ae/80/77ae804cd46b2b43d8971f18ec7015b7.jpg
I wouldn’t take that as the sole meanings to any of those runes, but I would try to help the best I could with a quick reference.
HAIL ODIN!!!!
I’m looking for a multi-body snake or serpent the has the meaning of eternal youth or Divine Eternal Youth. I believe it’s Norse but I could be wrong. I came accross it years ago in a book and can’t find it now. Any help would be great..Thank you
This is great Norse Mythology has been a big part of my life since age 6. I love the symbols and i’ve got tattoos of Odin’s Horn, Thunder Cross, Mjolnir, and the Wolf’s cross it was painful but worth it on my back is a tattoo of Fenrir the Wolf and I look forward to a tattoo of Thor
My back is reserved for Thor fighting Jormungandr. Something like this:
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/010/9/6/thor_and_jormungandr_facebook_timeline_by_dremoravalkynaz-d71p57v.jpg
or maybe this:
http://mysticalgenie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jormungandr_thor33.jpg