File:Snoldelev-three-interlaced-horns.png

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Description A redrawn and slightly schematized version of a symbol found on the Snoldelev Stone. Three horns are interlaced in a pattern (with 3-fold rotational symmetry) similar to incomplete Borromean rings. See Image:Three-Crescents-Diane-Poitiers.png for discussion of other symbols with a similar pattern of interlacing.
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current14:52, 6 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 14:52, 6 February 2006580 × 600 (10 KB)AnonMoos (talk | contribs)A redrawn and slightly schematized version of a symbol found on the Snoldelev Stone. Three horns are interlaced in a pattern similar to incomplete Borromean rings. See [[:Image:Three-Crescents-Diane-Poitie

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