{"product_id":"viking-raven-skull-helm-awe-aegishjalmr-pendant","title":"Viking Raven Skull Helm of Awe Ægishjálmr Stainless Steel Pendant Necklace","description":"This Viking pendant necklace features a raven skull engraved with a the Helm of Awe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePendant height 1 7\/8\"\u003cbr\u003ePendant width 1\"\u003cbr\u003eNecklace length is 23 1\/2\"\u003cbr\u003eAll pendant necklaces come with a stainless steel chain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugin and Munin (pronounced \"HOO-gin\" and \"MOO-nin\"; Old Norse Huginn and Muninn, are two ravens who help the god Odin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRavens were of great significance to the Vikings and revered as a sign from the Gods when they appeared. Odin had two ravens named Hugin and Munin (Old Norse Huginn and Muninn) The names come from the words hugr and munr which translates to \"Thought\" and \"Memory\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo ravens sit on his (Odin's) shoulders and whisper all the news which they see and hear into his ear; they are called Huginn and Muninn. He sends them out in the morning to fly around the whole world, and by breakfast they are back again. Thus, he finds out many new things and this is why he is called 'raven-god' (hrafnaguð).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Poetic Edda in the poem Grímnismál, Odin says:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugin and Munin\u003cbr\u003eFly every day\u003cbr\u003eOver all the world;\u003cbr\u003eI worry for Hugin\u003cbr\u003eThat he might not return,\u003cbr\u003eBut I worry more for Munin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelm of Awe, Ægishjálmr in Old Norse, was used to strike fear in the hearts of the enemy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe following is from the Poetic Edda in the book of Fáfnismál where Fafnir declares his strength and power from using the Helm of Awe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Helm of Awe\u003cbr\u003eI wore before the sons of men\u003cbr\u003eIn defense of my treasure;\u003cbr\u003eAmongst all, I alone was strong,\u003cbr\u003eI thought to myself,\u003cbr\u003eFor I found no power a match for my own.","brand":"Norse American Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31668588544083,"sku":"PEND_RAVEN_SKULL_HELM","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0138\/7790\/3424\/products\/01145da7-1e57-5a97-b632-128b827660cc.jpg?v=1588014929","url":"https:\/\/norseamericanviking.com\/products\/viking-raven-skull-helm-awe-aegishjalmr-pendant","provider":"Norse American Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}