Odin's raven "Munin" sitting on a skull, tealight holder
Odin's raven perched on a skull. Made and cast from polyresin (artificial stone).
Odin is also known by other names, including Hrafnáss (Raven God).
His two ravens:
- Hugin (Icelandic: Huginn) comes from the Old Norse verb huga and translates as: to think / thought. Hugin reflects on everything he sees and draws his conclusions from it.
- Munin (Icelandic: Muninn) comes from the Old Norse verb muna and translates as: to remember / memory. Munin remembers everything he has seen.
Together they fly through the worlds and in the evening they return to Odin and tell him what they have seen and heard.
In Norse mythology, they are considered mystical and magical beings who, among other things, can distinguish between lies and truth.
The creation of the earth is described in the epic poem “Vafþrúðnismál”.
Ginnungagap is described as the empty space at the beginning of the world's history. In primeval times, before creation, Ginnungagap lay between the glowing southern realm of Muspellheim and the icy northern realm of Niflheim.
Before the world was created, there was nothing but the Ginnungagap, in which the first being named “Ymir” lived.
The world was formed from the individual parts of Ymir's body. From his flesh arose the earth, from his skull the sky, from his bones the mountains, from his blood the sea. Therefore, we do not consider the skull or death's head to be something gruesome, for it, like everything else, is a part of creation.
The skull comes with a tea light and can be used as a tea light holder or as a small bowl.
A small flowerpot can also be placed inside. The hole in the skull is approximately 6 x 6 cm at the top, decreasing in size by about 2 cm towards the bottom, and is approximately 4.5 cm high.
- Width approx. 12 cm.
- Depth approx. 11 cm
- Height approx. 15 cm.
- Weight approx. 600 g.
Photo from two sides.
Price is for one raven tealight holder with one tealight.