Irminsul Tree Amulet Pendant Viking Saxon Germanic Cord Bead Necklace Boxed

Tree of Life Irminsul Amulet Pendant 

Viking Saxon Germanic Cord Bead Necklace

40 x 40mm Approx

Single Sided

33" Tie Cord (Tire Secure Yourself) Approx

Irminsul, a Cosmic Tree symbol, was Sacred to the Saxons of Ancient Europe. 

Equated with Yggdrasil, the World Tree of the Norse, the symbol once existed in Northern Germany

 but was destroyed by early Christians under orders of Charlemagne in 772 AD. 

The only surviving image of Irminsul was reportedly carved into the rock formations of the externsteine, 

a huge natural rock formation long used as a Pagan Holy Site: often described as mainland Europe Stonehenge.

On the trunk of this Cosmic Tree is the GAR rune, seen only in the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet. 

Gar is the last rune, and means Spear. More accurately, it refers to Gungnir, 

Odins Magical Spear; a Dwarven Magical Weapon given to Odin by Loki. Related to Thor's Hammer, 

the Spear never misses its mark, and always returns to Odins hand.

Gungnir was also considered to be the Cosmic Pillar, an axis linking the various Realms of the Universe:

 the Heavens and the Underworld. Its magical meaning is the stable reference point,

 which is at once all around, internal, external, micro and macrocosmic; 

the beginning and the end of all things. Gar was used as a magical word for bringing magic into being, 

such as the phrases ka and abracadabra.

The power of this symbol offers the protective and defensive qualities 

of this Magical Spear to those who defend and support natures cause.

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