{"id":169138,"date":"2026-09-05T14:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169138"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:33:12","slug":"valknut-hnutur-hinna-fallnu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/valknut-hnutur-hinna-fallnu\/","title":{"rendered":"Valknut \u2013 hinn norr\u00e6ni hn\u00fatur hinna fallnu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Valknut \u2013 hinn norr\u00e6ni hn\u00fatur hinna fallnu<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Valknut, \u00fer\u00edr \u00fer\u00edhyrningar sem eru samtvinna\u00f0ir hver inn \u00ed annan, er eitt af \u00e1hrifamestu t\u00e1knum norr\u00e6na heimsins. \u00dea\u00f0 kemur fyrir \u00e1 myndsteinum fr\u00e1 v\u00edkinga\u00f6ld, er n\u00e1tengt \u00d3\u00f0ni og hinum fallnu, og hefur enn \u00ed dag ekki veri\u00f0 fullkomlega \u00fatsk\u00fdrt af fr\u00e6\u00f0im\u00f6nnum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Verndart\u00e1kn<\/span>Germ\u00f6nsk<\/a>T\u00e1kn<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Valknut er t\u00e1kn sem samanstendur af \u00feremur \u00fer\u00edhyrningum sem eru samtvinna\u00f0ir hver inn \u00ed annan. \u00dea\u00f0 kemur \u00far germ\u00f6nsk-norr\u00e6num<\/a> heimi og er einkum \u00feekkt fr\u00e1 v\u00edkinga\u00f6ld.<\/p>

\u00dea\u00f0 er sta\u00f0fest \u00e1 myndsteinum og \u00e1 nokkrum gripum fr\u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma. Geometr\u00edsk form \u00feess er sk\u00fdrt og au\u00f0\u00feekkjanlegt. \u00c1 sama t\u00edma er Valknut eitt af \u00feeim t\u00e1knum sem merking hefur ekki veri\u00f0 fullkomlega sk\u00fdr\u00f0.<\/p>

Valknut kemur n\u00e6r alltaf fyrir \u00ed \u00e1kve\u00f0nu samhengi. \u00dea\u00f0 birtist \u00ed n\u00e1l\u00e6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 myndir sem tengjast gu\u00f0inum \u00d3\u00f0ni, bardaga og dau\u00f0a. \u00deessi athugun er mikilv\u00e6gasta v\u00edsbendingin um t\u00falkun \u00feess. \u00dat fr\u00e1 samhenginu m\u00e1 draga \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1lyktun til hvers sv\u00e6\u00f0is t\u00e1kni\u00f0 heyr\u00f0i.<\/p>

\u00cd tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> er fjalla\u00f0 um Valknut me\u00f0 varf\u00e6rni. Engin ritheimild er til fr\u00e1 v\u00edkinga\u00f6ld sem \u00fatsk\u00fdrir t\u00e1kni\u00f0. Allt sem sagt er um merkingu \u00feess byggist \u00e1 \u00e1lyktunum af fundarsamhengi. \u00deessi sta\u00f0a krefst varf\u00e6rinnar framsetningar sem skilur sk\u00fdrt milli \u00feess sem er vita\u00f0 me\u00f0 vissu og \u00feess sem er \u00e1lykta\u00f0.<\/p>

Valknut er \u00fear me\u00f0 l\u00e6rd\u00f3msr\u00edkt d\u00e6mi. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 ekki er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 skilja hvert fornt t\u00e1kn til fulls. Sum t\u00e1kn hafa var\u00f0veist \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1kv\u00e6m merking \u00feeirra hafi var\u00f0veist me\u00f0 \u00feeim. Hei\u00f0arleg framsetning bendir \u00e1 \u00feessi takm\u00f6rk \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feegja um \u00feau. \u00dea\u00f0 er einmitt \u00feetta sem gerir Valknut a\u00f0 \u00e1hugaver\u00f0u ranns\u00f3knarefni.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nafni\u00f0 og uppruni \u00feess<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Nafni\u00f0 Valknut hlj\u00f3mar fornt en er \u00ed raun n\u00fdlegt. \u00cd var\u00f0veittum fornnorr\u00e6num textum kemur \u00fea\u00f0 ekki fyrir. Ekki er vita\u00f0 hva\u00f0 f\u00f3lk \u00e1 v\u00edkinga\u00f6ld kalla\u00f0i t\u00e1kni\u00f0. Nafni\u00f0 var mynda\u00f0 fyrst \u00e1 seinni t\u00edmum til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 nefna t\u00e1kni\u00f0 yfirleitt.<\/p>

N\u00fat\u00edmanafni\u00f0 er samsett \u00far tveimur fornnorr\u00e6num or\u00f0um. Fyrri hlutinn v\u00edsar til \u00feeirra sem fallnir eru \u00ed bardaga, hinna fallnu. Seinni hlutinn \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir hn\u00fatur. Samanlagt f\u00e6st merkingin hn\u00fatur hinna fallnu. \u00deetta nafn dregur saman \u00e6tla\u00f0a merkingu t\u00e1knsins \u00ed einu or\u00f0i.<\/p>

\u00dea\u00f0 er mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 hafa \u00feennan uppruna nafnsins \u00ed huga. Nafni\u00f0 er \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r \u00feegar t\u00falkun. \u00dea\u00f0 gefur til kynna a\u00f0 t\u00e1kni\u00f0 tengist hinum fallnu og \u00d3\u00f0ni.<\/p>

\u00deessi t\u00falkun er vel r\u00f6kstudd en h\u00fan er ekki sta\u00f0fest me\u00f0 fornri heimild. Nafni\u00f0 m\u00e1 ekki rugla saman vi\u00f0 sta\u00f0festan fund.<\/p>

\u00deessi a\u00f0greining er ekki neitt aukaatri\u00f0i. H\u00fan snertir kjarna vanda\u00f0rar umgengni vi\u00f0 forns\u00f6guleg t\u00e1kn. N\u00fat\u00edmanafn getur veri\u00f0 hentugt og l\u00fdsandi, en \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 sett fram af fr\u00e6\u00f0im\u00f6nnum. \u00cd tilviki Valknut er \u00feessi sta\u00f0a s\u00e9rstaklega greinileg, \u00fev\u00ed h\u00e9r er jafnvel nafni\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft n\u00fdlega mynda\u00f0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Form: \u00fer\u00edr samtvinna\u00f0ir \u00fer\u00edhyrningar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Valknut er samsett \u00far \u00feremur jafnhli\u00f0a \u00fer\u00edhyrningum sem eru samtvinna\u00f0ir. \u00der\u00edhyrningarnir gr\u00edpa hver inn \u00ed annan \u00e1 \u00feann h\u00e1tt a\u00f0 engan \u00feeirra er unnt a\u00f0 losa \u00e1n hinna. \u00dar \u00feessari samtvinnun sprettur hi\u00f0 s\u00e9rst\u00e6\u00f0a form t\u00e1knsins. \u00dea\u00f0 virkar b\u00e6\u00f0i skipulegt og listilegt.<\/p>

Var\u00f0veitt d\u00e6mi s\u00fdna tv\u00f6 grunnform. \u00cd fyrra tilvikinu er Valknut mynda\u00f0 \u00far einni samfelldri l\u00ednu sem vindur sig og sn\u00fdr \u00ed lokin aftur til sj\u00e1lfrar s\u00edn. \u00cd s\u00ed\u00f0ara tilvikinu eru \u00fer\u00edhyrningarnir \u00fer\u00edr mynda\u00f0ir \u00far a\u00f0skildum l\u00ednum. B\u00e6\u00f0i formin koma fyrir.<\/p>

\u00deessi a\u00f0greining hefur \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu fyrir t\u00falkunina. Formi\u00f0 sem mynda\u00f0 er \u00far einni l\u00ednu tengist t\u00e1knum me\u00f0 \u00f3endanlegri, samfelldri l\u00ednu, sem margar menningarheimar t\u00f6ldu hafa verndandi virkni. Loku\u00f0 l\u00edna \u00e1n upphafs og endis var talin vera m\u00f6rk sem ekkert g\u00e6ti fari\u00f0 yfir. Hvort \u00feessi hugmynd hafi haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 Valknut er \u00fe\u00f3 ekki unnt a\u00f0 sanna.<\/p>

Hi\u00f0 sk\u00fdra geometr\u00edska form hefur gert Valknut au\u00f0\u00feekkjanlegt. \u00dea\u00f0 var au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 rista \u00ed stein og skera \u00ed tr\u00e9. \u00deetta einfalda en samt listilega form er ein af \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0unum fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 t\u00e1kni\u00f0 lif\u00f0i af aldirnar. Enn \u00feann dag \u00ed dag er Valknut samstundis greinanlegt sem norr\u00e6nt t\u00e1kn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fornleifafundir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Valknut er sta\u00f0fest me\u00f0 takm\u00f6rku\u00f0um fj\u00f6lda fundargripa. S\u00e9rstaklega mikilv\u00e6gir eru myndsteinar eyjarins Gotlands \u00ed Eystrasalti. \u00c1 nokkrum \u00feessara steina birtist Valknut innan st\u00e6rri myndsvi\u00f0a. \u00deessir steinar eru me\u00f0al au\u00f0ugustu heimilda um norr\u00e6nan myndheim.<\/p>

Annar mikilv\u00e6gur fundur er \u00far skipagr\u00f6finni \u00ed \u00d3sebergi \u00ed Noregi. \u00c1 r\u00fami \u00far \u00feessari r\u00edkulegu greftrun er Valknut greypt. T\u00e1kni\u00f0 kemur einnig fyrir \u00e1 nokkrum \u00f6\u00f0rum gripum fr\u00e1 v\u00edkinga\u00f6ld. Fj\u00f6ldi sta\u00f0festra d\u00e6ma er \u00fe\u00f3 fremur l\u00edtill.<\/p>

\u00dea\u00f0 er ekki bara athyglisvert a\u00f0 Valknut komi fyrir, heldur einnig hvar \u00fea\u00f0 kemur fyrir. \u00c1 myndsteinum stendur \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed n\u00e1l\u00e6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 senur sem s\u00fdna hesta, str\u00ed\u00f0smenn og vopna\u00f0a menn. Oft m\u00e1 tengja \u00feessar senur vi\u00f0 \u00d3\u00f0in og atbur\u00f0i sem var\u00f0a dau\u00f0a \u00ed bardaga. \u00deetta samhengi er lykillinn a\u00f0 t\u00falkun t\u00e1knsins.<\/p>

Fundurinn er \u00feannig sk\u00fdr \u00ed sinni athugun en takmarka\u00f0ur \u00ed umfangi. \u00deessir f\u00e1u gripir gera kleift a\u00f0 tilgreina svi\u00f0 sem Valknut heyrir til. \u00deeir gera ekki kleift a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma merkingu \u00feess. \u00deessi sta\u00f0a einkennir alla vanda\u00f0a framsetningu t\u00e1knsins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tengslin vi\u00f0 \u00d3\u00f0in<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Mikilv\u00e6gasta v\u00edsbendingin um t\u00falkun Valkn\u00fatarins er tengsl hans vi\u00f0 \u00d3\u00f0inn. \u00c1 myndsteinunum kemur t\u00e1kni\u00f0 endurteki\u00f0 fram \u00ed atri\u00f0um sem tengja m\u00e1 \u00feessum gu\u00f0i. \u00d3\u00f0inn var \u00ed norr\u00e6nni tr\u00fa me\u00f0al annars gu\u00f0 hinna fallnu og str\u00ed\u00f0sins.<\/p>

Samkv\u00e6mt norr\u00e6nni munnm\u00e6lahef\u00f0<\/span> t\u00f3k \u00d3\u00f0inn til s\u00edn \u00fe\u00e1 sem f\u00e9llu \u00ed bardaga. \u00deeir voru f\u00e6r\u00f0ir til Valhallar, hallar hinna f\u00f6llnu. \u00dear bjuggu \u00feeir sig undir hina miklu lokaorrustu. \u00d3\u00f0inn r\u00e1\u00f0ska\u00f0ist \u00feannig me\u00f0 \u00f6rl\u00f6g str\u00ed\u00f0smannanna \u00ed dau\u00f0anum. Hann var herra hinna fallnu.<\/p>

\u00cd lj\u00f3si \u00feessa liggur n\u00e6rri a\u00f0 t\u00falka Valkn\u00fatinn \u00feannig a\u00f0 hann tengist \u00feessu hlutverki \u00d3\u00f0ins. Hann g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 t\u00e1kn fyrir hina f\u00f6llnu og fyrir bindingu \u00feeirra vi\u00f0 gu\u00f0inn. \u00deessi t\u00falkun \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hvers vegna t\u00e1kni\u00f0 kemur einmitt fram \u00ed dau\u00f0aatri\u00f0um. H\u00fan fellur vel a\u00f0 fyrirliggjandi g\u00f6gnum.<\/p>

\u00deetta er \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0eins t\u00falkun, ekki sta\u00f0fest sta\u00f0reynd. Tengingin vi\u00f0 \u00d3\u00f0inn er vel r\u00f6kstudd, en h\u00fan byggist einungis \u00e1 myndsamhenginu. Engin fornrit tilgreina Valkn\u00fatinn berum or\u00f0um sem t\u00e1kn \u00d3\u00f0ins. Fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn tala \u00fev\u00ed h\u00e9r um l\u00edklega, ekki sanna\u00f0a, tengingu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hn\u00fatur hinna f\u00f6llnu: t\u00falkunartilraunir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00dat fr\u00e1 tengslunum vi\u00f0 \u00d3\u00f0inn og hina fallna m\u00e1 draga fram nokkrar t\u00falkunartilraunir. Ein \u00feeirra tengist s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum eiginleika sem \u00d3\u00f0inn er sag\u00f0ur hafa haft samkv\u00e6mt munnm\u00e6lahef\u00f0<\/span>. \u00d3\u00f0inn gat lama\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0smenn \u00ed bardaga e\u00f0a leyst \u00fe\u00e1 \u00far fj\u00f6trum. Hann gat vaki\u00f0 \u00f3tta og l\u00f6mun e\u00f0a teki\u00f0 \u00feau af \u00feeim.<\/p>

Fornnorr\u00e6n rit tala \u00ed \u00feessu samhengi um eina tegund af fj\u00f6trum sem \u00d3\u00f0inn gat lagt \u00e1 str\u00ed\u00f0smenn e\u00f0a losa\u00f0. \u00deessi hugmynd um andlega fj\u00f6tra passar athyglisvert vel vi\u00f0 hn\u00fatt\u00e1kn. Hn\u00fatur bindur og m\u00e1 leysa. Sumir fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn t\u00falka Valkn\u00fatinn \u00feess vegna sem mynd af \u00feessum bindandi og leysandi m\u00e6tti.<\/p>

\u00d6nnur t\u00falkunarlei\u00f0 leggur \u00e1herslu \u00e1 t\u00f6luna \u00ferj\u00e1 og \u00fer\u00edhyrningana \u00ferj\u00e1. Talan \u00fer\u00edr l\u00e9k mikilv\u00e6gt hlutverk \u00ed norr\u00e6num hugmyndaheimi. Valkn\u00fatinn g\u00e6ti v\u00edsa\u00f0 til sl\u00edkrar \u00ferenndar, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 unnt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 segja n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0a \u00ferennd var \u00e1tt vi\u00f0. \u00deessi t\u00falkun er l\u00edka a\u00f0eins tilg\u00e1ta.<\/p>

Allar \u00feessar t\u00falkanir hafa sinn r\u00e9tt \u00e1 s\u00e9r og allar eru \u00fe\u00e6r \u00f3vissar. \u00de\u00e6r s\u00fdna \u00ed hva\u00f0a \u00e1tt t\u00e1kni\u00f0 v\u00edsar, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 sk\u00fdra \u00fea\u00f0 til fullnustu. Vanda\u00f0ur fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegur texti setur t\u00falkunartilraunirnar fram hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0. Hann bendir \u00e1 styrkleika \u00feeirra og takmarkanir \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 gefa eina t\u00falkun \u00fat fyrir sta\u00f0festa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00d3vissa merkingin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u00deegar Valkn\u00fatinn er sko\u00f0a\u00f0ur er s\u00e9rstaklega mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 draga fram sk\u00fdrt hvar takm\u00f6rk \u00feekkingarins liggja. Engin heimild fr\u00e1 v\u00edkinga\u00f6ld sk\u00fdrir t\u00e1kni\u00f0. Ekkert heiti hefur var\u00f0veist. \u00dea\u00f0 sem eftir stendur er l\u00edtill fj\u00f6ldi fundargripa og myndsamhengi\u00f0 sem \u00feeir standa \u00ed.<\/p>

Af \u00feessum g\u00f6gnum m\u00e1 draga \u00e1kve\u00f0na afm\u00f6rkun. Valkn\u00fatinn tengist \u00d3\u00f0ni, bardaga og dau\u00f0a. \u00dea\u00f0 er allt sem sagt ver\u00f0ur me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um r\u00f6kum. N\u00e1kv\u00e6m merking, fasta form\u00fala e\u00f0a \u00e1kve\u00f0in verndarvirkni ver\u00f0ur ekki dregin af \u00feessu.<\/p>

\u00cd almennri umfj\u00f6llun er Valkn\u00fatinn oft t\u00falka\u00f0ur me\u00f0 mikilli fullvissu. Honum er eignu\u00f0 lj\u00f3s merking eins og h\u00fan v\u00e6ri sta\u00f0fest. Fr\u00e6\u00f0ileg sko\u00f0un bendir \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feessi fullvissa er ekki studd af heimildunum. Vissa hinna almennu t\u00falkana er meiri en vissa gagnanna sj\u00e1lfra.<\/p>

A\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna \u00feessa \u00f3vissu er ekki galli heldur hluti af vanda\u00f0ri framsetningu. Valkn\u00fatinn er \u00e1fram \u00e1hrifamiki\u00f0 t\u00e1kn hins norr\u00e6na heims, jafnvel \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 merking hans ver\u00f0i sk\u00fdr\u00f0 til fullnustu. S\u00e1 sem sko\u00f0ar hann s\u00e9r fornt t\u00e1kn<\/span> sem afmarkar \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 svi\u00f0 og var\u00f0veitir leyndarm\u00e1l \u00ed senn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Valkn\u00fatinn stendur ekki einn. Norr\u00e6n og germ\u00f6nsk myndlist \u00feekkti m\u00f6rg t\u00e1kn sem byggjast \u00e1 samfl\u00e9ttu\u00f0um l\u00ednum og hn\u00fatum. Samfl\u00e9tta\u00f0ir bandmunstur eru me\u00f0al \u00e1berandi einkenna v\u00edkingaaldarlistar. Valkn\u00fatinn fellur vel a\u00f0 \u00feessari hneig\u00f0 til fl\u00e9ttumynstra.<\/p>

Skylt t\u00e1kn er Triquetra, \u00ferenndarhn\u00faturinn sem mynda\u00f0ur er \u00far \u00feremur samofnum bogum. Hann er einnig ger\u00f0ur \u00far einni samfelldri, samfl\u00e9tta\u00f0ri l\u00ednu. Triquetra og Valkn\u00fatinn heyra b\u00e6\u00f0i til hn\u00fatt\u00e1knum Nor\u00f0ur-Evr\u00f3pu, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt saga \u00feeirra og \u00fatbrei\u00f0sla s\u00e9u \u00f3l\u00edkar.<\/p>

Hn\u00fatt\u00e1kn finnast langt \u00fat fyrir Nor\u00f0url\u00f6nd. Margar menningarheimar \u00feekkja samfl\u00e9ttu\u00f0, endalaus munstur sem eignu\u00f0 er skipulagsleg e\u00f0a verndandi merking. Meginhugmyndin um l\u00ednu \u00e1n upphafs og endis er v\u00ed\u00f0a til. Hvort Valkn\u00fatinn heyrir vitandi til \u00feessarar st\u00f3ru fj\u00f6lskyldu ver\u00f0ur ekki sagt me\u00f0 vissu.<\/p>

A\u00f0 setja hann \u00ed samhengi vi\u00f0 heim hn\u00fatt\u00e1kna hj\u00e1lpar \u00fe\u00f3 vi\u00f0 skilninginn. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 Valkn\u00fatinn er ekki algerlega einangra\u00f0 fyrirb\u00e6ri. Hann heyrir til v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kri hef\u00f0 \u00fear sem samfl\u00e9ttun, fl\u00e9ttumunstur og loku\u00f0 l\u00edna l\u00e9ku hlutverk. Innan \u00feessarar hef\u00f0ar hefur Valkn\u00fatinn s\u00edna eigin, \u00f3venjulegu st\u00f6\u00f0u vegna strangrar \u00fer\u00edhyrningsformger\u00f0ar sinnar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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M\u00f3tt\u00f6kur \u00ed dag<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Valkn\u00fat er \u00ed dag v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00feekkt t\u00e1kn. \u00dea\u00f0 er me\u00f0al algengra t\u00e1kna sem tengjast v\u00edkinga\u00f6ldinni og norr\u00e6nni menningu. Sem skartgripahengi og sem myndstef<\/span> kemur \u00fea\u00f0 fram \u00ed m\u00f6rgum samhengjum. Sk\u00fdrt form \u00feess hefur gefi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed mikla s\u00fdnileika.<\/p>

\u00cd n\u00fdhei\u00f0num hreyfingum sem v\u00edsa til norr\u00e6nna tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0a er valkn\u00faturinn nota\u00f0ur sem t\u00e1kn. \u00dear er hann oft tengdur \u00d3\u00f0ni og j\u00e1tningu \u00e1 hinni fornu tr\u00faarhef\u00f0. \u00cd \u00feessari notkun f\u00e6r t\u00e1kni\u00f0 n\u00fdja, samt\u00edmalega merkingu.<\/p>

Eins og m\u00f6rg norr\u00e6n t\u00e1kn er valkn\u00faturinn ekki varinn fyrir misnotkun. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur komi\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 sl\u00edk t\u00e1kn hafa veri\u00f0 tekin upp af h\u00f3pum sem tengjast ekki hinni s\u00f6gulegu merkingu \u00e1 neinn h\u00e1tt. \u00deeir sem s\u00fdna valkn\u00fatinn \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um \u00feessa spennu og setja t\u00e1kni\u00f0 fram \u00ed s\u00ednu s\u00f6gulega samhengi.<\/p>

Upprunalegar heimildir um valkn\u00fatinn m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 \u00e1 myndsteinum Gotlands og \u00ed fornleifum v\u00edkingaaldar sem var\u00f0veittar eru \u00ed nor\u00f0ur-evr\u00f3pskum s\u00f6fnum. \u00de\u00e6r s\u00fdna t\u00e1kn sem gefur margt til kynna en f\u00e1tt upp \u00e1 bor\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00deessi blanda af sk\u00fdru formi og opinni merkingu gerir valkn\u00fatinn a\u00f0 einu \u00e1hrifamesta t\u00e1kni Nor\u00f0urlanda enn \u00ed dag.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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