#### [[Helm of Awe]] --- ![[Pasted image 20210129174050.png]] Also Called the [[Helm of Awe|Helm of Ægir]] where [[Ægir]] means *"Terror"*, [[Ægir]] was also a giant of the sea. This symbol was traditionally worn/drawn on the fore-head with blood or ash. > [[Poetic Edda]] (see the [[Lay of Regin]] after stanza 14 and the Lay of [[Fafnir]] stanzas 16 and 17), a part of the Icelandic medieval [[Codex Regius]] (Royal Manuscript), written around 1270, and in the [[13th Century]] manuscript entitled [[Vulsungasaga|Vülsungasaga]], all in connection with [[Fafnir|Fáfnir]] - a greedy dwarf that had turned into a dragon. In one version, [[Fafnir|Fáfnir]] bears the [[Helm of Awe|ægis-helm]] on his forehead while guarding the [[Niflung]] treasure hoard. > -- <http://www.galdrastafir.com/> > [[@Nigel Pennick]] refers to the use of 8 [[Algiz|Elhaz]] [[Elder Futhark Runes|Runes]] and suggests the 24 cross arms represent the 24 [[Elder Futhark Runes|Runes]] of the [[Elder Futhark Runes|Elder Futhark]].6 > Crowfoot agrees on the possible use of the older [[Elhaz]] (aka [[Algiz]]) Z rune, however he and others describe the significance of the cross arms as lines that act to accelerate or amplify the magical energy envoked by the [[Galdrastafir and Stave Work|Sigil]] as a whole > -- <http://www.galdrastafir.com/> --- Tags: [[Magic]] - [[Staves]] - [[Heathenry]] - [[16th Century]] - [[17th Century]] - [[Fear]] - [[Invisibility]] - [[Protection]] Reference: Related: - [[Heathenism]] - [[Vegvisir]] - [[Lukkustafir]] - [[Skelkunarstafur]] - [[Seidr]]