Viking Compass Vegvisir Rune Raven Valknut Stainless Steel Pendant Necklace

This Viking pendant necklace features the Viking compass, Vegvisir, encircled with the Elder Futhark Runes and a Raven with Valknut tail feathers.Pendant height 2 1/4"Pendant width 1 5/8"Necklace length is 23 1/2"All pendant necklaces come with a stainless steel chain.The Vegvisir, "That Which Shows the Way", pronounced "VEGG-vee-seer". "If this sign is carried, one will never lose one's way in storms or bad weather, even when the way is not known."The Elder Futhark is the original runic alphabet of the ancient Vikings and consists of 24 letters. The runes are symbols of the most powerful forces in the cosmos. The word 'rune' means both letter and secret. Runes allow one to access, use, and change the world shaping forces they symbolize. Odin watched the Norns from his seat in Asgard and envied their powers and wisdom and bend his will toward the task of coming to know the runes. To gain the secret knowledge of the runes Odin sacrificed himself to himself. He hung himself from a branch