The Triple Horn Symbol

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The Triple Horn Symbol is sometimes called Horn Triskelion, Triple Horn of Odin, The Three Horns of the Mead of Poetry. 

My personal interpretation of this symbol I use for my Mead Label. All Rights Reserved. 

The Three interlocked drinking horns is an important Norse symbol. First found on the 9th century Snoldelev runestone, discovered in 1775 in Denmark. 

The Snoldelev runestone of Denmark. Modified original image by Ktp72. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.


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