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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nap, post: 2714242, member: 73099&quot;]Thanks for the comments all!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Viking coinage is nominally Christian, but prior cultural images shine through.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, the tree on my St. Peter coin is likely related to Norse customs, where trees often featured prominently in mythology and worship.&nbsp; Other coins of Viking York feature a hammer, probably the hammer of Thor, and a sword, probably the sword of Carlus, an Irish Viking hero of the 9th century.&nbsp; Of course these could have been any old hammer and sword, but they are fairly secular symbols to Christians, whereas any Viking would have easily recognized them for the cultural symbols they are.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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