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Summary
The Valknut symbol in a form topologically equivalent to a Triquetra or trefoil knot. Found in early medieval Germanic inscriptions (see Tangelgarda Odin.jpg). See also Valknut-Symbol-borromean.svg and Valknut-Symbol-3linkchain-closed.png . For an alternate version of with thicker black lines see Valknut-Symbol-triquetra-alternate.svg. For a rounded version, see Triquetra-tightly-knotted.png
Vector version of Valknut-Symbol-triquetra.png .
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 05:11, 18 October 2012 | | 675 × 600 (996 bytes) | AnonMoos | add header which was not required for new uploads until 2011, but is now apparently retroactively required for all SVG files |
| 14:03, 6 July 2006 | No thumbnail | 0 × 0 (963 bytes) | AnonMoos | == Summary == The Valknut symbol in a form topologically equivalent to a Triquetra. Found in early medieval Germanic inscriptions. See also Image:Valknut-Symbol-borromean.svg and Image:Valknut-Symbol-3linkchain-closed.png . |
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- Староскандинавски език
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- Ньорд
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- Война между Аси и Вани
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