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The valknut is a symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles. It appears on a variety of objects from the archaeological record of the ancient Germanic peoples . The term valknut is a modern development; it is not known what term or terms were used to refer to the symbol historically.
The valknut: According to scholar Leszek Gardeła, "Probably the most vivid manifestation of the number nine motif in the material culture of the Viking Age comes in the form of the so-called valknútr, a symbol carved in wood, metal and stone which usually takes the form of three inter-locking triangles (giving a total of nine triangle points)."
The Valknut symbol in a form topologically equivalent to a closed three-link-chain. See also Image:Valknut-Symbol-borromean.svg and Image:Valknut-Symbol-triquetra.svg. Note that this form of the Valknut probably did not occur in medieval times (as versions of the Valknut equivalent to the Trefoil knot and the Borromean Rings linked above did). Date
2", meaning that this is the second of three 6-crossing 3-component links to be listed. [6] [7] The Conway notation for the Borromean rings, ".1", is an abbreviated description of the standard link diagram for this link. [8]
The Valknut symbol in a form topologically equivalent to the Borromean rings. Found in early medieval Germanic inscriptions. For monochrome version, see File:Valknut.svg. See also Image:Valknut-Symbol-3linkchain-closed.png and Image:Valknut-Symbol-triquetra.svg.
The Valknut symbol in a form topologically equivalent to a Triquetra or trefoil knot. Found in early medieval Germanic inscriptions (see Tangelgarda Odin.jpg). See also Valknut-Symbol-borromean.svg and Valknut-Symbol-3linkchain-closed.png. For an alternate version of with thicker black lines see Valknut-Symbol-triquetra-alternate.svg.
It is sometimes used to express a particular affinity with the god Thor, however is also often used as a symbol of Heathenism as a whole, in particular representing the resilience and vitality of the religion. [159] Another commonly used Heathen symbol is the valknut, used to represent the god Odin or Woden. [160]
Note the triangular Valknut symbol above, which is theorized to represent an ecstatic state. The blood eagle was a method of ritual execution as detailed in late skaldic poetry .