Image:Valknut-Symbol-triquetra.svg

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The Valknut symbol in a form topologically equivalent to a Triquetra. Found in early medieval Germanic inscriptions. See also Image:Valknut-Symbol-borromean.svg and Image:Valknut-Symbol-3linkchain-closed.png .

For a rounded version, see Image:Triquetra-tightly-knotted.png

Vector version of Image:Valknut-Symbol-triquetra.png .

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