Horn with Valknut

The valknut, "knot of the slain" in Old Norse, from valr, "slain warriors" and knut, "knot", is a figure composed of three intertwined triangles. Although the antiquity of its name is debated, it is an old symbol of Germanic and Scandinavian mythology that can mean several things.

In particular, it is linked to the god Odin evoking valor and death (in the sense of the liberation of the soul) and the roots of Yggdrasil (in the sense of the interconnection of the nine worlds of the Norse religion). It is thus linked to the symbolism of three and nine in Norse mythology.