The Helm of Awe or Helm of Terror (Icelandic: Ægishjálmur, Old Norse Œgishjalmr) is an object in Norse mythology relating to the hoard protected by the wormFáfnir and subsequently the name of a modern Icelandic magical stave.
The modern Icelandic occult symbol that shares the name of the object in Norse mythology
The symbol of the same name as the object in the medieval material came from the Huld manuscript written and collected in 1847, and has no previous attestations. The symbol was used as a part of a magic ritual that may have had some movements rooted in Icelandic culture, but was very common ritualistic practice across Christendom.[citation needed]
Link between the item and symboledit
While it is debated whether the Helm of Awe may have been an actual helm, in Medieval sources, it never references a symbol such as that recorded in the modern period. The meaning of the word used to define the helm seemed to change as years went on, going from a physical object to a voracious trait of striking fear into one with a glance.[7][unreliable source?]
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