{"product_id":"vegvsir-wegweiser-wikinger-kompass-edelstahl-schmuckanhnger","title":"Vegvísir (Signpost) \"Viking Compass\" Stainless Steel Jewelry Pendant","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Vegvísir - Wayfinder, pendant made of stainless steel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Vegvísir is a mystical magical symbol, presumably intended to be a \"guide through life\" - or representing it as such!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThere are various theories about the meaning and structure of the symbol.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe symbol is known from the Huld Manuscript around 1880. An attribution to the Vikings is controversial and not yet proven.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe center of the eight-spoked symbol, which resembles a Hagal rune, stands for the \"I\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAmong other things, it is assumed that this could refer to the 9 worlds from Norse mythology:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Upper World: Asgard - Vanaheim - Ljósálfheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Middle World: Muspelheim - Midgard - Niflheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Underworld: Svartálfheim - Jötunheim - Hel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Huld manuscript was written hundreds of years after the end of the Viking Age.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt is stated in the manuscripts: \"If this sign is carried, one will never get lost in storms or bad weather, even if the way is unknown.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe word \"Vegvísir\" comes from the Icelandic language and means \"wayfinder\"!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe do not find any clear source reference in the Huld manuscripts as to where the symbol originated, nor any attribution to the early Middle Ages (or possibly even earlier times).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt is also not clearly known whether it was used for navigation on ships, for example.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe therefore deliberately remain reserved on this matter, as no verifiable evidence has yet been presented.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHowever, the magical aura, power, and strength of the symbol are hardly deniable!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Stainless steel 304\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHypoallergenic and allergy-friendly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: approx. 41 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: approx. 55 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHole\/eyelet diameter: 8 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approx. 24 g.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e Price per pendant! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"nordwelt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53696789021009,"sku":"50.722-alt-53696789021009","price":15.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/9821\/9345\/files\/50-722_vegvisir_wegweiser_edelstahl_anhaenger_wikinger_kompass.jpg?v=1777990491","url":"https:\/\/nordwelt-versand.de\/en\/products\/vegvsir-wegweiser-wikinger-kompass-edelstahl-schmuckanhnger","provider":"nordwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}