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[[File:DTVA - Stone carving of an elk.jpg|thumb|250px|An elk carved into stone in Scandinavia / Neolithic]]
The [[elk]]'s antlers both resembled tree branches and were symbolically connected to them. Just like leaves, the elk's antlers would fall each autumn only to be reborn the following spring. This association with the cycle of life also appeared in ''{{Wiki|algiz}}'', the [[Runes|rune]] of life, nicknamed "the rune of the elk."


The elk's antlers both resembled tree branches and were symbolically connected to them. Just like leaves, the elk's antlers would fall each autumn only to be reborn the following spring. This association with the cycle of life also appeared in algiz, the rune of life, nicknamed "the rune of the elk."
Legendary among elks was [[Eikþyrnir]], a magnificient beast that stood on top of [[Valhalla (afterlife)|Valhalla]], [[Odin]]'s hall that housed the [[Einherjar|glorious dead]]. Waterfalls and rivers were born from his impressive antlers.
 
Legendary among elks was Eikthyrnir, a magnificient beast that stoop on top of Valhalla, [[Odin]]'s hall that housed the glorious dead. Waterfalls and rivers were born from his impressive antlers.
 
Elks and other cervicds like reindeer commanded a lot of respect and spiritual reverence from those who lived long before the Viking Age, as this Neolithic engraving shows.


Elks and other cervids like reindeer commanded a lot of respect and spiritual reverence from those who lived long before the Viking Age, as this Neolithic engraving shows.
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]

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An elk carved into stone in Scandinavia / Neolithic

The elk's antlers both resembled tree branches and were symbolically connected to them. Just like leaves, the elk's antlers would fall each autumn only to be reborn the following spring. This association with the cycle of life also appeared in algiz, the rune of life, nicknamed "the rune of the elk."

Legendary among elks was Eikþyrnir, a magnificient beast that stood on top of Valhalla, Odin's hall that housed the glorious dead. Waterfalls and rivers were born from his impressive antlers.

Elks and other cervids like reindeer commanded a lot of respect and spiritual reverence from those who lived long before the Viking Age, as this Neolithic engraving shows.

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