{"product_id":"vegvsir-wegweiser-ring-mit-wikinger-kompass-edelstahl-teilvergoldet","title":"Vegvísir (signpost) ring with \"Viking compass\", stainless steel, partially gold-plated","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVegvísir - Wayfinder - partially gold-plated stainless steel ring\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Vegvísir is a mystical magical symbol that was presumably intended to be - or represents - a \"guide through life\"!\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 has not yet been proven.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe center of the eight-spoked symbol, which resembles a Hagal rune, stands for the \"self\".\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 - Ljósálfheimr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Middle World: Muspelheim - Midgard - Niflheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Underworld: Svartálfaheimr - Jötunheimr - 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\u003eThe manuscripts state: \"If this sign is carried, one will never get lost in storms or bad weather, even if the way is not known.\"\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 a 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, for example, ships.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe therefore deliberately remain vague here, as no verifiable evidence has yet been provided.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHowever, the magical aura, power and strength of the symbol are hardly to be denied!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSolid signet ring\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\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeal diameter: approx. 14 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approx. 17 g.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003eThe photo shows the ring from 3 perspectives - price per ring!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003ePlease select the desired ring size.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"nordwelt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53696830374225,"sku":"50.743-17.5-alt-53696830374225","price":14.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/9821\/9345\/files\/50-743_vegvisir_wegweiser_ring_edelstahl_teilvergoldet_wikinger_kompass_66c37866-63c8-4b6d-8bf6-afe4d3fcf02f.png?v=1777991250","url":"https:\/\/nordwelt.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/vegvsir-wegweiser-ring-mit-wikinger-kompass-edelstahl-teilvergoldet","provider":"nordwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}