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Detail of beadwork from an Ojibwe medicine pouch

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Fun Fact About Swastikas

Hilda Ellis Davidson theorized that the swastika symbol was associated with Thor, possibly representing his hammer Mjolnir - symbolic of thunder - and possibly being connected to the Bronze Age sun wheel.

1 comment:

Robert Cawley said...

Thats very interesting. It's unfortunate that swastikas are so important in some cultures and mean so many different things but have a negative connotation just because of Natzi Germany.