Strength, courage, protection: the Viking symbol can be useful to us in many circumstances.
The men of the North had the habit of placing this type of Viking symbol almost everywhere they went. Runestones, weapons or longships, there is no shortage of historical traces.
When enduring living conditions as harsh as those the Vikings experienced, it makes perfect sense to seek help from magical protection. This gave Viking culture a quantity and quality of symbolism rarely matched in...
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Strength, courage, protection: the Viking symbol can be useful to us in many circumstances.
The men of the North had the habit of placing this type of Viking symbol almost everywhere they went. Runestones, weapons or longships, there is no shortage of historical traces.
When enduring living conditions as harsh as those the Vikings experienced, it makes perfect sense to seek help from magical protection. This gave Viking culture a quantity and quality of symbolism rarely matched in history. This is precisely what interests us all.
Norse mythology was one of the richest and most complex in all of Europe. In this sense, your interest in paganism is a good first step to understanding Viking culture.
Whether it's protection in battle or assurance of happy naval voyages, the Viking symbol has always had a down-to-earth use. It will be noted that this coincides perfectly with German-Scandinavian pragmatism.
The most recent testimony to a culture that once dominated Europe, the Nordic people were characterized by an unparalleled martial ardor. Many of the Viking symbols presented in this collection therefore show a warlike origin. In a peaceful society, their meaning will sometimes have to mutate to correspond to their times. This can therefore offer us another point of view on the evolution of the European world towards modernity.
It is the love of this rich history of the Viking symbol that we would like to convey to you through this collection.
