The irminsul is a common symbol of the Asatru faith.
The irminsul was
a solar-phallic pillar used in religious worship practices by early Anglo-Saxons,
and destroyed by Charlemagne in 772 AD It's exact meaning is unknown, although
it may be connected with the Anglo-saxon deity Irmin, who is possibly related
to the Norse God Tyr (a theory supported by the shape of the runeletter tyr).
The Irminsul was likely related to the World Tree Yggdrasil, a symbol of the
axis mundi (world axis), a symbol of man and the cosmos.
Modern Irminsuls
usually consist of an upright pole or cross, representing the union of earth
with the heavens, and are often surmounted or hung with a solar wheel or sun
cross.
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