It is a Celtic spin-take it back a bit further and you get the 'gripping beast', from which many such designs evolved.

Take it a step further and you have the Walknut-which shows you are dedicated to Odin. The Ship museum in Oslo did [does it still have?] a display showing the evolution of Scandinavian design-and how the beast became ever more symbolised.

I'm mentioning this, not to rain on your parade: but if I or many others saw you wearing it, we would assume that it indicated an allegiance to Odinism: and as such shared our faith.

There are of course many similarities between Teutonic and Celtic art forms, and for certrain reasons some designers tend to label things Celtic, when in fact they have strong Teutonic - Odinic meanings. [Possibly for Americans it might be better if I said Asatru/Vanirtru.]

This in turn leads to certain problems-for as you know the Swastica is a Christian symbol, though rarely used these days, and is also today a common eastern faith symbol. However variants of it are very common in so called Celtic design-did the Celts get it from the Teutons or vice versa-I do not know. It was also used in WW1 as a British Divisional Sign, and to as recently as WW1 as a Finnish Air Force marking. This leads to a problem, for it can today lead to people walking around in all innocence thinking they are just wearing an attractive adornment, when in fact they are displaying the Swastica. A symbol which can suggest to some that they have certain extreme political leanings!

Leanings which are not shared by genuine Odinists: but sadly we are aware of them thanks to the misuse of certain of our holy symbols.

I thought a lot before writing this, for I know that I'm touching upon a sensitive area, and might offend some. But I'd rather be guilty of some offense, than not write; and so create a situation which could have been prevented where someone is indicating an allegiance/viewpoint which does not exist.

James