{"product_id":"vegvsir-wegweiser-wikinger-kompass-schmuckanhnger-edelstahl-vergoldet","title":"Vegvísir (Signpost) \"Viking Compass\" pendant, gold-plated stainless steel","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVegvísir - Wayfinder - Pendant made of stainless steel, gold-plated.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Vegvísir is a mystical magical symbol, which was ultimately probably meant 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 from around 1880. Its 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 it could represent 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: Múspellsheimr - Midgard - Niflheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lower World: Svartálfaheimr - 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 lose one's way in storms or bad weather, even if the path 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 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 ships, for example.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe therefore deliberately keep a low profile here, as no verifiable evidence has been provided so far.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHowever, the magical aura, power, and strength of the symbol are hardly debatable!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStainless steel pendant, highly polished and partially blackened.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe back of the pendant is smoothly polished - without a motif.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSize:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: approx. 32 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: approx. 49 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHole \/ Eyelet diameter: 8 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approx. 18 g.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egold-plated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003ePrice per pendant, without the stone shown here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\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":53696830472529,"sku":"50.767-G-alt-53696830472529","price":14.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/9821\/9345\/files\/50-767_vegv-sir_wegweiser_wikinger_kompass_schmuck_anhaenger.png?v=1777991256","url":"https:\/\/nordwelt.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/vegvsir-wegweiser-wikinger-kompass-schmuckanhnger-edelstahl-vergoldet","provider":"nordwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}