The Valknut is an ancient Germanic superior form of Borromean rings, it is possible that the Valknut was the earliest form of Borromean rings, the Valknut has been used in varying forms and depictions all around Europe, where Germanic peoples settled, from Italy to France, showing the true exploratory prowess of the Germanic folk who carried with pride this most ancient symbol.

The Valknut is related to many Germanic symbols, including the Tri-Horn symbol of the Soldelev Stone in Denmark. Odin had the power to lay bonds upon the mind, so that men became helpless in battle, and he could also loosen the tensions of fear and strain by his gifts of battle-madness, intoxication, and inspiration.” “Beside the figure of Odin on his horse shown on several memorial stones there is a kind of knot depicted, called the Valknut to symbolize the power of (Odin) to bind and unbind (in relation to Seidr), mentioned in the poems and elsewhere. Hilda Roderick Ellis: an English woman and expert in Nordic cosmology postulated a correlation connecting the Valknut and Odin: Although Snorri the corrupted Christian scholar was and still is renowned for fabricating small facts to embellish his Prose Edda, so this link cannot be known for sure. There exists a possible link between Hrungnis-hjarta and the Val-Knut. The Valknut is worn with sincere pride and integrity by those worthy of adorning themselves with it.Įncoded within Snorri’s (although altered) version of Skáldskaparmál there is a depiction of Hrungir’s Heart as being configured “with three sharp-pointed corners just like the carved symbol hrungnishjarta.”. The Valknut is a symbol that should only adorn the armour, body or apparel of the most dedicated Asatro folk, for its meaning is tearfully sincere and deep beyond all modern conceptions of the word. The Valknut name in and of itself is simply the modern, that is Old Norse meaning for what is truly a pre-Old Norse ancient and ethereal Germanic symbol of courage, love, nobleness and a willingness to die for those principles. This is symbolised by the three interlocking Triangles, representing these aspects. Knut is perfectly unaltered in modern Swedish, having retained its linguistic form without foreign corruption or pollution. Knut (the “knut” component) evidently means Knot, its meaning and linguistic purity is almost perfectly preserved in English, Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch.

The word Valr evidently formed the ancient foundation of the English, Danish, German and Norwegian word Valour, which is identical in all our languages, although Norwegian uses “Valor”, which is what caused the Vinland English spelling. Valr (the “Val” component) refers directly to the honour of the valour warriors or “slain warriors”, warriors who have proven their valour. The Valknut in its internal linguistic components is formed directly from Old Norse. The Knot of the Fallen, the Valknut ties together the bonds of our slain warriors and those still alive, in memory, honour and spirit. The Valknut symbolises all this and more, the Valknut is the knot of our fallen heroes, worn both in honour of our kin-folk and in anticipation of our own willingness to give our all, including our life for our people.

The Valknut is a symbol of folk-remembrance, sacrifice, honour, dedication, even love, for the act of dying in battle for our people is a true act of love. Its true meanings partially lost in the records of time, and remembered only in the hearts of the truest Germanic warriors who give this meaning symbol. The Valknut symbol is a noble and mysterious Germanic symbol.

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