Helm of Awe Wooden Candle Holder - New Design
$41.00
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Helm of Awe Wooden Candle Holder - New Design
Product Description
Handmade Helm of Awe Wooden Candle Holder - New Design!
These beautiful candle sconces are made by Thorsonns Workshop from reclaimed wood, with a carved Helm of Awe.
Holds a single tea light, and is available single or as a pair with a Helm of Awe and a Vegvisir Candle Holder in the same colour.
Please note that each is completely handmade so it may differ from the product pictures.
Helm of Awe (Icelandic: Ægishjálmr, Old Norse Œgishjalmr) - The Helm of Awe is one of the most well-known and powerful Norse symbols and often represents strength and protection. It is believed that warriors would paint the symbol on their foreheads before battle to strike fear into the hearts of their opponents.
The arms of the symbol appear to be made up of the rune Algiz, often symbolising protection and prevailing over one's enemies.
In Fáfnismál (Poetic Edda poem), the dragon Fafnir attributes much of his power and apparent invincibility to the "Helm of Awe", a physical object that Sigurd takes from the dragon's lair after he slays Fafnir in the Volsunga Saga (Saga of the Volsungs).
The Helm of Awe
I wore before the sons of men
In defence of my treasure;
Amongst all, I alone was strong,
I thought to myself,
For I found no power a match for my own.
Fáfnismál: Stanza 16
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