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"Numbers", a new Kvasir Symbol Database entry

May 25, 2020 by Joseph Hopkins in Kvasir Symbol Database

In a new entry for the Kvasir Symbol Database, we examine the symbolic role of numbers among the ancient Germanic peoples.

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May 25, 2020 /Joseph Hopkins
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