Brandon the Viking

This would be a portrait of myself as a Viking warrior. As far as I know, my ancestors were primarily Anglo-Saxon rather than Norse, but given that the Norse did settle in Britain and that they and the Anglo-Saxons shared a common Germanic linguistic and cultural heritage anyway, I felt it wasn’t a big enough difference to matter that much.

The symbol on the medallion at the centerpiece of the necklace here is a valknut, which is associated with Norse and other ancient Germanic religions. Unfortunately, it’s one of those symbols which white supremacist scum have appropriated, which goes to show you that they ruin everything they touch. However, the symbol is also commonly employed nowadays in non-racist contexts, such as Neopagan ones. I figured it would be a symbol that a Viking would tout the same way many Christians today have the cross on their necklaces.

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