In modern days the symbol is only used by companies as their logo and most often in tattoos. That brings it together to 19 meanings in one symbol so now you see why it’s not easy to explain in one sentence like everyone expects me to. I am not sure if they were intended when creating the symbol are adapted in more modern times nonetheless it is those virtues I like to assign to my tattoo and they are as follows: Courage, Truth, Honor, Fidelity, Discipline, Hospitality, Self Reliance, Industriousness, Perseverance. That’s already 10 meanings from one symbol but there is more, It is also believed for Valknut to represent 9 noble virtues. At the gate to Asgard is Hell of Valhalla where many slain Vikings go to in afterlife. Asgard – Home of the Gods ruled by Odin and his wife Frigg. Alfheim – World of Light Elfs which are minor gods or guardian angels and it’s ruled by the god Freyr.ġ. Savartalfaheim – Home of Dwarfs, Gungir (Odin’s spear) and Mjolnir (Thor’s hammer) were created there.Ģ. Supposedly Odin and his brothers created humans from Ash and Elm tree logs.ģ. Midgard – World of the humans, Earth below world of Asgard.
Jotunheim – World of the giants, it’s believed the whole world was created from the copse of the first ever giant Ymir which was killed by Odin and his brothers Vili and Ve.Ĥ. Vanaheim – World of Vanir which were the old gods.ĥ. Niflheim – Mist world filled with snow and ice protected by dragon Nidhug.Ħ. Muspelheim – World of fire and flames filled with lava ruled by fire giant Surtr.ħ. Helheim – World of dishonored dead ruled by goddess Hel.Ĩ. Lets start from the bottom and go in order hopefully.ĩ. Each point stands for a world or realm which are unified by the Tree of Yggdrasil. Lets get deeper into the mythology and explain the 9 points of the triangles and maybe one day I’ll go deeper into explanations. It is thought that Vikings believed that this symbol will bind them with fellow warriors who have died as well as Odin the All Father of nordic mythology. Valknut comes from old Norse, Varl meaning slain or dead and Knut meaning knot. It is an ancient Nordic symbol which Vikings used to have always with them either on a pendant, a shield or a sword. For those who don’t even know what it looks like here is a picture which happens to be my tattoo which I got in Rome. I also have this symbol tattooed on my forearm and often my friends ask what does it mean but there is never enough time to explain it all to them so I just brush them off with a very vague explanation. We all often see the ancient symbol which Valknut is but not many people know the meaning of it so let’s clear it up.
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