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IJSLANDER / IJslandse, viking en keltische sieraden / Helm of Awe Ægishjálmur hanger

AEgishjálmur (Helm van Awe) ook IJslandse magische zon die wordt genoemd in Eddische poëzie (foto2) en beschermt tegen het misbruik van macht.
Het gebruik was om te worden gesneden in lood en gedrukt op iemands voorhoofd.
Deze hanger is gemaakt van een kwaliteit metalen materiaal: legering van tin.
Afmeting: 2,5 cm.

In the Fáfnismál, one of the poems in the Poetic Edda, the havoc-wreaking dragon Fafnir attributes much of his apparent invincibility to his use of the Helm of Awe:
The Helm of Awe
I wore before the sons of men
In defense of my treasure;
Amongst all, I alone was strong,
I thought to myself,
For I found no power a match for my own.


One of the representations of the Ægishjálmr in the Galdrabók
This interpretation is confirmed by a spell called “There is a Simple Helm of Awe Working” in the collection of Icelandic folktales collected by the great Jón Árnason in the nineteenth century. The spell reads:
Make a helm of awe in lead, press the lead sign between the eyebrows, and speak the formula:

Ægishjálm er ég ber
milli brúna mér!

I bear the helm of awe
between my brows!


Thus a man could meet his enemies and be sure of victory.
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