File:Snoldelev-three-interlaced-horns.svg

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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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current14:59, 18 April 2013Thumbnail for version as of 14:59, 18 April 2013580 × 600 (3 KB)AnonMoos (talk | contribs)add header (now required)
20:14, 22 June 2009Thumbnail for version as of 20:14, 22 June 2009580 × 600 (3 KB)AnonMoos (talk | contribs)partially detransparentizing
12:27, 18 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 12:27, 18 December 2006580 × 600 (2 KB)AnonMoos (talk | contribs)adding white background
15:08, 2 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 15:08, 2 September 2006580 × 600 (2 KB)AnonMoos (talk | contribs)== Summary == 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-Crescent

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