Key Takeaway
The name Ægishjálmur — "helm of awe" — is genuinely old: in the Poetic Edda it's a treasure the dragon Fafnir wore to terrify his ene...
Norse protection symbols are a small family of stave-marks — Vegvisir, the Helm of Awe, and the Web of Wyrd — drawn to guard the wearer against get...