Odin-amulet met raven Blakeney, 7e eeuw, brons Dolk en Zwaardschedes - Riemhouders De naden zijn stevig dichtgezoomd

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Vikings from the Baltic region sailed down the Dnieper and Volga rivers

The Vikings adopted this design and used it as both a war spear and a hunting spear

Centuries later the tartan became a symbol for certain clans

Odin-amulet met raven Blakeney, 7e eeuw, brons Dolk en Zwaardschedes - Riemhouders De naden zijn stevig dichtgezoomdThis amulet shows one of many images of Wodan Odin and is based on a find from Blakeney, Norfolk, dating from the 7th century. In archaeology, these types of objects are also referred to as "Wodanistic Objects in Numerous Environments". Odin was the god of the aristocracy and the warrior class, and jewelry like this was worn to protect the wearer. The runes on the top are an Old Norse custom for the amulet to give extra strength; the image shows Odin