Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
historians.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Historians.social is open to all who are interested in history.

Administered by:

Server stats:

234
active users

historians.social: AboutProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.4

CoinOfNote

Even though this is a modern mass-produced trinket, I still like the design. It shows "Vegvisir", the "Viking compass". In fact, the design dates to a manuscript written in in the 1860s - so not "", but still neat.

I was just going to share this one, but having found a couple of links and a bit more info, I've written up a post on it at: coinofnote.com/vegvisir-viking

Vegvisir, 8 pointed symbol with different designs on each arm made up of curves, circles and straight lines. Runic lettering around edge reading: “Beri maður stafi þessa á sér villist maður ekki í hríðum né vondu veðri þó ókunnugur sá.” “Carry this sign with you and you won't get lost in storms or bad weather, even in unfamiliar surroundings” (translation: Justin Foster). More description in link in toot
Aug 08, 2023, 02:58 AM·Public·Web
0boosts·1favorite
ExploreLive feeds
About