They die violent deaths because they follow Odin, and the only way to get into Odin’s hall, Valhalla, is to die in battle.
Odin’s followers don’t die violent deaths because of the Valknut. The Valknut is the “Knot of the Slain” because Odin’s followers tend to die violent deaths. So how does this all tie back to the Valknut? Well, that’s the easy part. After all, chaos is almost guaranteed when you start to seek out challengers (whatever type they may be).
#Valknut odin meaning how to
Odin teaches you how to face Loki, and Loki teaches you how to please Odin. In contrast, Odin teaches you how to prepare yourself for the unpredictable by educating yourself to the best of your ability. He throws change at you from every direction and says “here, catch,” and you adapt or die. This is why I personally believe that walking Odin’s path and Loki’s path together is necessary. But then you have to throw in the fact that he’s also a god of magic, and well, chaos ensues. Odin is a warrior scholar, and it’s when you can wrap those two concepts together instead of separating them that he begins to make more sense. The biggest danger people face when they choose to walk Odin’s path is that a lot of people misunderstand Odin. Odin’s path is probably one of the hardest paths to walk because walking it requires putting yourself out there where the world can make or break you. There are also people who choose to walk Odin’s path without truly understanding the path that they are committing themselves to walking. No one likes to lose, and there are a lot of sore losers in the world. You definitely see that in the way he pits himself against Loki, Thor, and others in the lays of the Poetic Edda.Ĭhallenge, of course, is where the real difficulty of walking Odin’s path comes in. A challenge isn’t necessarily a physical battle – there are other types of challenges, after all, and Odin is especially fond of wit-matching challenges. Not only does Odin put challenges before you, but you are encouraged to seek challenge out yourself. In quite a few of the myths, Odin goes out to wander the world in order to test himself against opponents – he wants to know where he stands in the world, and so, in that way, walking is path is walking towards self-identification through competition. Leading has rewards, of course, but leadership is not easy. But it is also a path of leadership, and leadership often requires you to make ruthless decisions that tear you apart. Odin’s path demands self-sacrifice – the part Odin plays in the mythology practically shouts that. Odin’s path isn’t simple, and it isn’t for the faint of heart. All Asatru/Heathen (whatever you want to call yourself) will pay homage to Odin, but there aren’t people lining up outside Odin’s door saying “Hey, your path looks nice and comfy. The truth is, the Valknut is Odin’s symbol – only those who follow Odin’s path specifically will wear this symbol. The idea that a piece of jewelry could cause you to die is ridiculous (unless it’s cursed, of course), and the Valknut isn’t cursed. It’s generally assumed that the Valknut and Hrungnir’s heart is the same symbol, so general consensus wins out on this issue for me.įor anyone who doesn’t know what the Valknut is, this is the symbol:Ī lot of mystery surrounds the Valknut, and it is known as the “Knot of the Slain” because those who wear it tend to die violent deaths. It has two other names – Hrungnir’s Heart and the Knot of the Slain. The reason the Valknut is known as Hrungnir’s Heart is that the Prose Edda mentions a legend that claims Hrungnir, a frost giant, had a heart as strong as stone that ended in three sharp points. The Valknut is a symbolic representation of Odin.
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