Germanic usage of Jol wheel symbol in antiquity

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Germanic usage of Jol wheel symbol in antiquity

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Three examples from antiquity are know to this author:
  • 1. Høbbehøjen stone, later destroyed, Denmark (image)
  • 2. Mjövik golden urn, Sweden (image)
Credit to sharing information about the above goes to the researchers Nils-Axel Mörner (d. 2020) and Bob Lind. I include here the images in case the original reference articles are lost in future. Of note is that the last Swedish rock carving has been been painted over erroneously by the Swedish archeologists, but the 3D laser scan shows the engraving to clearly depict a Jol type motif. It's important also by showing that it seems to have been carried as standard along with the more common cross type solar standard.
1-Høbbehøjen-stone-destroyed.jpg
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2-Mjövik-golden-urn.jpg
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3-Brastad-Backa-carving-3D-laser-scan.jpg
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Feel free to share more known Germanic examples (the motif appears also in old Finnish, Roman and Christian art).
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