03/29/2022
- Æ G I S H J Á L M R -
Pronounced 'eye-ghis-hiowl-mer', Ægishjálmr translates to 'Helm of Awe'. It is a symbol of protection and victory, and in Norse myths, is often worn between the eyes to cause fear in your enemies. Some sources describe the Ægishjálmr as an actual physical object imbued with magic, but the most common description is that it IS the magic - a powerful force that protects the user and casts fear and defeat on their enemy.
The mythological fales not only tells us of warriors using the sigil, but also dragons! The excerpt below is about Fafnir, the legendary warrior who transformed into a dragon 🐲
"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.
