Motif
protective and consecrating sacred sign
protective_and_consecrating_sacred_sign
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Protective Charms and Apotropaic Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING / CHAPTER II: ODIN / CHAPTER III: FRIGGA / CHAPTER IV: THOR; lines 2461-2608 confidence: high
The hammer is sacred; the sign of the hammer is made to ward off evil and secure blessings, over infants during naming, for boundary stakes, thresholds, marriages, and funeral pyres.
The hammer sign wards off evil, secures blessings, and consecrates birth, boundaries, houses, marriages, and funeral pyres.
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