File:Vargkors kopia.jpg

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English: Replica of a silver pendant from the Viking period (c. 11th century) found in Foss, Iceland, sometimes described as "wolf cross" (vargkors). It could be interpreted both as a Christian cross and as a Heathen Thor's hammer (Mjolnir or Mjöllnir).
Svenska: Vargkorset är ett vikingatida silversmycke funnet i Foss på Island. Det kan tolkas som både ett kristet kors och som en hednisk torshammare (Mjölner). Fotot visar en modern kommersiell kopia av vargkorset buren av en utövare av Forn Sed och medlem i Samfundet Forn Sed Sverige.
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