Valknut (Slain Warriors)
The symbol was found on a runestone in Norway.
The Vikings believed that people who lived ordinary lives continued a shadowy existence after death, but that those who died gloriously in battle lived on in Valhalla. The Valkyries would carry the souls of these heroes from the battlefield. In Valhalla, they would live the Viking version of the good life: fighting great battles against each other every day, but - in their immortal state - spending every night in open revelry and feasting. This paradise comes with a price, however. For the slain warriors are Odin's army, and they will join the gods in the final great battle of Ragnarok. They will fight this doomed battle against giants and fearsome creatures of darkness for the sake of our world and the world of the gods.
Product info:
- Material: Sterling silver 925
- Ring width: 16.2 mm
- Ring thickness: 2.9 mm