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The Valknut. >> The  valknut  ( Old Norse   valr , "slain warriors" +  knut , "knot") is a  symbol  consisting of  three  interlocked  triangles , and appears on various Germanic  objects. A number of theories have been proposed for its significance. The name  valknut  is an unattested modern invention used to describe the symbol, and was not used contemporarily when the symbol was used. The valknut has been compared to the three-horned symbol found on the 9th century  Snoldelev Stone , and may be related to it << http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valknut The  Stora Hammars I stone , where the valknut occurs in the most central and predominant position, appears alongside images interpreted as Odin with a  characteristic spear  shunting another figure into a burial mound while a  raven  is overhead and another man is hanged. Odin with  Sleipnir . Valknuts are drawn beneath the horse...