The symbol is the 'Spear of Odin". Norse origin.

https://symbolsarchive.com/gungnir-symbol-history-meaning/

By the late 860s the Vikings had established a trading center on Lake Ladoga and the Viking ruler Rurik soon established Novgorod. This was a natural trading nexus at the headwaters of the Volga, Dneister and Dvina Rivers that led into the Caspian and Black Seas and the Sea of Azov. These rivers, and also the Don, became part of the Vikings river road to Constantinople.

Rurik captured Kiev and his successor made it his base. This river based empire became known as the Kievan Rus. These Viking descendants were powerful enough to have laid siege to Constantinople 2 times, the last in 907. But mostly the trade was beneficial for everyone.

At their peak, the Kievan Rus, led by Vladimir the Great and then Yaroslav the Wise, were the most powerful empire in Europe.

The Khazarians are a Turkish tribe originating in northern Iran and the southern Caucasus that continued to expand north into what is now parts of Russia, southeast Ukraine and western Khazakstan between and just north of the Black Sea/ Caspian Sea region terrorizing the trade routes established by the Rus. This is where the conflict between the Rus and the Khazarians began.

It isnt odd to me that a pagan converted to Christianity, Vladimir, would use the symbols of his ancestors, the 'Spear of Odin'. And it isnt odd to me that this symbol of victory for the Rus continues to be used today.

I know its hard for Americans to understand, as our history is merely 400 years long. But the Europeans measure their history in milennia. This is part of the problem when we deal with these ancient cultures. We dont understand how they were built up from the fires of ancient wars to what they are today. We dont understand old scores that have yet to be settled or old relationships that may come into play. It is why the average American has been so easy to fool in this Ukraine Russia conflict.

History is in my opinion the most underrated of all disciplines and along with literature and art the only humanities worth pursuing. They all open windows on the past so that we may learn from humanities mistakes.

The symbol is the 'Spear of Odin". Norse origin.

https://symbolsarchive.com/gungnir-symbol-history-meaning/

By the late 860s the Vikings had established a trading center on Lake Ladoga and the Viking ruler Rurik soon established Novgorod. This was a natural trading nexus at the headwaters of the Volga, Dneister and Dvina Rivers that led into the Caspian and Black Seas and the Sea of Azov. These rivers, and also the Don, became part of the Vikings river road to Constantinople.

Rurik captured Kiev and his successor made it his base. This river based empire became known as the Kievan Rus. These Viking descendants were powerful enough to have laid siege to Constantinople 2 times, the last in 907. But mostly the trade was beneficial for everyone.

At their peak, the Kievan Rus, led by Vladimir the Great and then Yaroslav the Wise, were the most powerful empire in Europe.

The Khazarians are a Turkish tribe originating in northern Iran and the southern Caucus that continued to expand north into what is now parts of Russia, southeast Ukraine and western Khazakstan between and just north of the Black Sea/ Caspian Sea region terrorizing the trade routes established by the Rus. This is where the conflict between the Rus and the Khazarians began.

It isnt odd to me that a pagan converted to Christianity, Vladimir, would use the symbols of his ancestors, the 'Spear of Odin'. And it isnt odd to me that this symbol of victory for the Rus continues to be used today.

I know its hard for Americans to understand, as our history is merely 400 years long. But the Europeans measure their history in milennia. This is part of the problem when we deal with these ancient cultures. We dont understand how they were built up from the fires of ancient wars to what they are today. We dont understand old scores that have yet to be settled or old relationships that may come into play. It is why the average American has been so easy to fool in this Ukraine Russia conflict.

History is in my opinion the most underrated of all disciplines and along with literature and art the only humanities worth pursuing. They all open windows on the past so that we may learn from humanities mistakes.

The symbol is the 'Spear of Odin". Norse origin.

https://symbolsarchive.com/gungnir-symbol-history-meaning/

By the late 860s the Vikings had established a trading center on Lake Ladoga and the Viking ruler Rurik soon established Novgorod. This was a natural trading nexus at the headwaters of the Volga, Dneister and Dvina Rivers that led into the Caspian and Black Seas and the Sea of Azov. These rivers, and also the Don, became part of the Vikings river road to Constantinople.

Rurik captured Kiev and his successor made it his base. This river based empire became known as the Kievan Rus. These Viking descendants were powerful enough to have laid siege to Constantinople 2 times, the last in 907. But mostly the trade was beneficial for everyone.

At their peak, the Kievan Rus, led by Vladimir the Great and then Yaroslav the Wise, were the most powerful empire in Europe.

The Khazarians are a Turkish tribe originating in northern Iran and the southern Caucus that continued to expand north into what is now parts of Russia, southeast Ukraine and western Khazakstan between and just north of the Black Sea/ Caspian Sea region terrorizing the trade routes established by the Rus. This is where the conflict between the Rus and the Khazarians began.

It isnt odd to me that a pagan converted to Christianity, Vladimir, would use the symbols of his ancestors, the 'Spear of Odin'. And it isnt odd to me that this symbol of victory for the Rus continues to be used today.