Image:Valknut-Symbol-borromean.svg

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

For a more complicated three-component Brunnian link depicted with triangles, see Image:Three-triang-18crossings-Brunnian.png .

SVG version of Image:Valknut-Symbol-borromean.png .

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current16:29, 3 October 2006717×663 (835 B)AnonMoos (Reverted to earlier revision)
03:58, 5 September 2006256×256 (852 B)Erin Silversmith (Making the viewBox even (700×700). Allowing agent to decide exact size. Adding SVG namespace (will not display in browsers otherwise).)
13:59, 6 July 2006717×663 (835 B)AnonMoos (== Summary == The Valknut symbol in a form topologically equivalent to the Borromean rings. Found in early medieval Germanic inscriptions. See also Image:Valknut-Symbol-3linkchain-closed.png and [[:Image:Valknut-Symbol-trique)
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