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Another leather amulet, this time with the Norse Aegishjalmr encircled by the Elder Futhark.

Traditionally worn on the forehead, the Aegishjalmr makes the wearer invincible in battle. The 8 "spokes" of the wheel are Algiz runes, which symbolize protection and defense. Each Algiz had 3 hatch-marks bisecting them. These marks represent the 24 runes in the Elder Futhark. The Aegishjalmr was considered to be the strongest runic talisman because it combined 8 Algiz runes with the entire futhark.

Although not traditionally seen this way, I decided to add the futhark around the border because I really like how they look combined. It seems more balanced to me this way.
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~Nerdy-Viking Feb 6, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Minus the use of a different "Ing" rune this is perfect
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~paulmellor May 18, 2012
wow.. looks great man :)
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~AvocadoArt Jan 22, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Wow, very accurate. It looks great! Is there a hanger from behind to wear it as pendant or was it used to wear it in a pocket or something?
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~Merytsetesh Jan 26, 2011  Student Artisan Crafter
Thank you! It's a little too big to wear, it's more for decorating my altar than anything.
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~Ellitchhizui Jan 10, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
simply stunning work there! I think you've done a mightily good job dear!
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~Merytsetesh Jan 10, 2011  Student Artisan Crafter
Thank you! I might make another in the future, and this time I'll be sure my marker is red and not magenta, whoops! You may notice that the Aegishjalmr is a bit more purple than the runes. I accidentally inked it in magenta and didn't notice until I had it out in the sunlight, so I had to go back over every line with red. Very tedious, but it's not as noticeable now.
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~Minion-The-Bard Jan 9, 2011
cool. Id like a circlet with that on it. itd be pretty cool!
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~Merytsetesh Jan 9, 2011  Student Artisan Crafter
Cool AND historically accurate! You should totally make one for your LARP thing. If the leather you have is too dark for permanent markers to show up, nail polish might work though I've never tried it myself.
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~Minion-The-Bard Jan 13, 2011
Itd look cooler as a buckler i think
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~Merytsetesh Jan 13, 2011  Student Artisan Crafter
That would look pretty awesome.

I'm not taking any classes this spring, but I wouldn't mind hanging out sometime. I could do your nails again, haha. Here's my e-mail: meryt_setesh@yahoo.com Send me your phone number!
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