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As well as being a weapon of war, Mjölnir also serves as a ceremonial tool. It has been used as an instrument of blessings in births, weddings, and even funerals. The Mjölnir symbol has been found in many gravestones even up to 1300AD. There have been several ancient rock carvings depicting scenes of marriages blessed with Thor's hammer. Many historians believe that Thor's blessing comes both fertility for couples and fertility for crops and agriculture. Size - customized   Worldwide shipping

Mjolnir Necklace With Viking Symbols The Mjolnir (Thor’s hammer) one of the most iconic and powerful symbols was certainly a weapon but It also occupied a central role in rituals of consecration and hallowing. The hammer was used in formal ceremonies to bless marriages, births, and funerals as well. The Valknut symbol is an ancient symbol associated with the god Odin of Norse mythology. The Valknot, or "knot of the slain," often represented the afterlife in old Norse carvings and designs. It is often considered a symbol of Odin, the ruler of all of the Norse gods but also the Norsemen’s god of war and of death. The Vegvisir, also known as the runic compass or the Viking compass made of eight Viking rune staves, is a symbol of protection and guidance believed to be used as a compass by Vikings. The word Vegvisir means ‘Wayfinder’ and ‘signpost Ravens The highest god Odin had two ravens named Huginn and Muninn they represented "thought" and "memory" They flew around the world bringing back information to their master. Product Details: Made from high-quality 316L Stainless Steel, will not rust or tarnish. Comes in a length of 60cm (24 inches) Free leather pouch included!

ARLINGTON, Va. (March 8, 2013) Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard escort the remains of two Sailors recovered from the ironclad USS Monitor during a military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., in 1862. The Sailors are being interred with full military honors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom/Released) 130308-N-MG658-612 Join the conversation www.facebook.com/USNavy www.twitter.com/USNavy navylive.dodlive.mil

The five metre-long grave contained the remains of a high-status Viking who was buried with an axe, sword and spear.

About the Book An educational question-and-answer book about plants for kids. Book Synopsis The bestselling I Wonder Why series has the answers to all the questions you've ever wanted to ask about the natural world, history, space, and more! Why do trees have leaves? Are fungi plants? Can you find flowers in the desert? Learn the answers to these questions and more in I Wonder Why: Leaves Change Color, a fascinating question-and-answer book all about plants. Accessible and entertaining text makes learning about the natural world fun, and information is presented in bite-sized nuggets, making it ideal for dipping in and out. Bright illustrations by Gareth Lucas bring a wide variety of plants to life, from beautiful tropical flowers to towering trees and weird and wonderful fungi. Ideal for budding gardeners, this is the essential guide to the plant kingdom. Review Quotes Children's Literature This affordable paperback title is a perfect introduction to the subject for beginning readers and budding botanists—a good choice for the home, library, or classroom bookshelf.Dianne Ochiltree - Children's Literature Ever wondered if a forest can grow undersea? If you can pick fruit in the desert? If a plant can strangle and squeeze another plant? Or if a flower can fool a bee? If you, or a curious kid, are fascinated by the plant life surrounding us on our planet, then this is just the book for you. Its pages contain a smattering of fun facts about how, why, and where plants grow. Each double-page spread features two or three questions, along with detailed, lively answers. Also sprinkled around the pages are full-color illustrations, factoids and cartoons. This affordable paperback title is a perfect introduction to the subject for beginning readers and budding botanists--a good choice for the home, library, or classroom bookshelf. 2003, Kingfisher, Ages 5 to 8. About the Author Andrew Charman has written more than fifty books for young children, including Kingfisher's I Wonder Why Leaves Change Color. He lives in Wales with his wife and son. Gareth Lucas is an illustrator and designer from Essex, England. After studying at Brighton and Central Saint Martin's Art Schools, he has worked on a variety of children's books centred around the natural world. In 2016, he was the winner of the Sainsbury's Childrens Book Awards for Peekaboo A to Z.

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Made from recycled industrial artifacts from the World War II era, this bobbin hourglass is a historic piece of art and will make a wonderful vessel to hold the cremains of your loved one. Quick Overview Made from recycled industrial artifacts from the World War II era Bobbin pieces from United Kingdom Hand-blown glass The timer is composed of antique wood spools found in abandoned textile mills in England. The spindles and wooden base were used from 1939-1945 during World War II in a factory in Barrowford Mill, Nelson. Each hourglass has a vintage thread spool sticker placed on its base and the globe is hand blown and ready for you to fill. As with all antique and hand-made items, the colors and decorations vary (picture is representative). We consider this to be a special part of their history and character. Shown fully assembled. Specifications - 6-7"D x 14"H - Comes with empty globe for you to fill and instructions (shown filled) - Engraving available

The accounts were taken from JFK Jr.'s cousin - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - and published in the New York Post. They come from RFK Jr.'s diary.

Dignified and solemn, and a display of all the ceremony that Britain could muster, Sir Winston Churchill’s State funeral 50 years ago was the country’s epic farewell to its revered wartime leader.

As well as being a weapon of war, Mjölnir also serves as a ceremonial tool. It has been used as an instrument of blessings in births, weddings, and even funerals. The Mjölnir symbol has been found in many gravestones even up to 1300AD. There have been several ancient rock carvings depicting scenes of marriages blessed with Thor's hammer. Many historians believe that Thor's blessing comes both fertility for couples and fertility for crops and agriculture. Size - customized   Worldwide shipping

Mjolnir Necklace With Valknut Symbol The Mjolnir (Thor’s hammer) one of the most iconic and powerful symbols was certainly a weapon but It also occupied a central role in rituals of consecration and hallowing. The hammer was used in formal ceremonies to bless marriages, births, and funerals as well. The Valknut symbol is an ancient symbol associated with the god Odin of Norse mythology. The Valknot, or "knot of the slain," often represented the afterlife in old Norse carvings and designs. It is often considered a symbol of Odin, the ruler of all of the Norse gods but also the Norsemen’s god of war and of death. Product Details: Made from high-quality 316L Stainless Steel, will not rust or tarnish. Comes in a length of 60cm (24 inches) Free leather pouch included!

Cuba's greatest photographer captures the spirit of the Cuban Revolution—and of Cuba itself—in unforgettable images and text. Korda’s photographs and breathtaking reminiscences capture some of the 20th-century’s greatest moments with unprecedented intimacy as no other book ever could or will. In the first weeks of 1959, Korda joined the staff of the newly created daily newspaper of Cuba, Revolución. From that moment on, Korda documented the heady early days of revolutionary Cuba. When Fidel Castro visited the United States in April 1959, Korda went with him. When Castro visited the Soviet Union in 1963 and 1964, Korda was there, documenting intimate moments with Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev’s family and appearing to show the end of the breach that had followed their country’s divergent policies during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. But probably Korda’s greatest moment came on March 5, 1960, during a funeral ceremony for the victims of the sabotaged French freighter La Coubre, a ship carrying arms purchased by the Cuban military. Fidel knew the attack to be the work of America’s CIA. And it altered relations between the two countries forever after. Korda was less than a dozen steps from the platform where Fidel Castro was addressing the crowd of mourners. There were foreign observers present, including Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Che stepped forward to look over the crowd. Korda shot him through his telephoto lens, even though he was near to him. The result would turn into nothing less than one of the most enduring images of our age, though the picture would not see light of day for another year. It was first published on April 15, 1961, just before the Bay of Pigs invasion, and would only become well known when Che’s Italian publisher Gianfranco Feltrinelli printed thousands of posters of the image shortly after Che’s death.

As well as being a weapon of war, Mjölnir also serves as a ceremonial tool. It has been used as an instrument of blessings in births, weddings, and even funerals. The Mjölnir symbol has been found in many gravestones even up to 1300AD. There have been several ancient rock carvings depicting scenes of marriages blessed with Thor's hammer. Many historians believe that Thor's blessing comes both fertility for couples and fertility for crops and agriculture. Size - customized   Worldwide shipping

Mjolnir Necklace With Viking Symbols The Mjolnir (Thor’s hammer) one of the most iconic and powerful symbols was certainly a weapon but It also occupied a central role in rituals of consecration and hallowing. The hammer was used in formal ceremonies to bless marriages, births, and funerals as well. The Valknut symbol is an ancient symbol associated with the god Odin of Norse mythology. The Valknot, or "knot of the slain," often represented the afterlife in old Norse carvings and designs. It is often considered a symbol of Odin, the ruler of all of the Norse gods but also the Norsemen’s god of war and of death. The Vegvisir, also known as the runic compass or the Viking compass made of eight Viking rune staves, is a symbol of protection and guidance believed to be used as a compass by Vikings. The word Vegvisir means ‘Wayfinder’ and ‘signpost Ravens The highest god Odin had two ravens named Huginn and Muninn they represented "thought" and "memory" They flew around the world bringing back information to their master. Product Details: Made from high-quality 316L Stainless Steel, will not rust or tarnish. Comes in a length of 60cm (24 inches) Free leather pouch included!

About the Book "The forgotten story of the nineteenth-century freethinkers and twentieth-century humanists who tried to build their own secular religion. In The Church of Saint Thomas Paine, Leigh Eric Schmidt tells the surprising story of how freethinking liberals in nineteenth-century America promoted a secular religion of humanity centered on the deistic revolutionary Thomas Paine (1737-1809) and how their descendants eventually became embroiled in the culture wars of the late twentieth century. After Paine's remains were stolen from his grave in New Rochelle, New York, and shipped to England in 1819, the reverence of his American disciples took a material turn in a long search for his relics. Paine's birthday was always a red-letter day for these believers in democratic cosmopolitanism and philanthropic benevolence, but they expanded their program to include a broader array of rites and ceremonies, particularly funerals free of Christian supervision. They also worked to establish their own churches and congregations in which to practice their religion of secularism. All of these activities raised serious questions about the very definition of religion and whether it included nontheistic fellowships and humanistic associations-a dispute that erupted again in the second half of the twentieth century. As right-wing Christians came to see secular humanism as the most dangerous religion imaginable, small communities of religious humanists, the heirs of Paine's followers, were swept up in new battles about religion's public contours and secularism's moral perils.An engrossing account of an important but little-known chapter in American history, The Church of Saint Thomas Paine reveals why the lines between religion and secularism are often much blurrier than we imagine"-- Book Synopsis The forgotten story of the nineteenth-century freethinkers and twentieth-century humanists who tried to build their own secular religion In The Church of Saint Thomas Paine, Leigh Eric Schmidt tells the surprising story of how freethinking liberals in nineteenth-century America promoted a secular religion of humanity centered on the deistic revolutionary Thomas Paine (1737-1809) and how their descendants eventually became embroiled in the culture wars of the late twentieth century. After Paine's remains were stolen from his grave in New Rochelle, New York, and shipped to England in 1819, the reverence of his American disciples took a material turn in a long search for his relics. Paine's birthday was always a red-letter day for these believers in democratic cosmopolitanism and philanthropic benevolence, but they expanded their program to include a broader array of rites and ceremonies, particularly funerals free of Christian supervision. They also worked to establish their own churches and congregations in which to practice their religion of secularism. All of these activities raised serious questions about the very definition of religion and whether it included nontheistic fellowships and humanistic associations--a dispute that erupted again in the second half of the twentieth century. As right-wing Christians came to see secular humanism as the most dangerous religion imaginable, small communities of religious humanists, the heirs of Paine's followers, were swept up in new battles about religion's public contours and secularism's moral perils. An engrossing account of an important but little-known chapter in American history, The Church of Saint Thomas Paine reveals why the lines between religion and secularism are often much blurrier than we imagine. Review Quotes "The Church of Saint Thomas Paine is a fascinating account of American secularism that examines how small groups of nineteenth-century freethinkers strove to establish a religion of humanity."---Misha Hoo, Journal for the Academic Study of Religion"[A] lively tour through the expansionist heyday of the secular creed."---Chris Lehmann, New Republic"Fascinating."---D. G. Hart, Wall Street Journal"Thought-provoking."---Dale Singer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch About the Author Leigh Eric Schmidt is the Edward C. Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is on the faculty of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. His books include Village Atheists: How America's Unbelievers Made Their Way in a Godly Nation (Princeton); Heaven's Bride: The Unprintable Life of Ida C. Craddock, American Mystic, Scholar, Sexologist, Martyr, and Madwoman; and Hearing Things: Religion, Illusion, and the American Enlightenment.

Made from recycled industrial artifacts from the World War II era, this bobbin hourglass is a historic piece of art and will make a wonderful vessel to hold the cremains of your loved one. Quick Overview Made from recycled industrial artifacts from the World War II era Bobbin pieces from United Kingdom Hand-blown glass made in the UK The timer is composed of antique wood spools found in abandoned textile mills in England. The spindles and wooden base were used from 1939-1945 during World War II in a factory in Barrowford Mill, Nelson. A vintage thread spool sticker is placed on the base to give it even more character. As with all antique and hand-made items, the colors and decorations vary. We consider this to be a special part of their history and character (picture is representative). Shown fully assembled. Usually ships within 2 -10 business days (depends on if engraving added) , shipping time 2-4 business days via Priority Mail Specifications - 6.5"D x 12-13"H - Comes with empty globe for you to fill and instructions - Engraving available

As well as being a weapon of war, Mjölnir also serves as a ceremonial tool. It has been used as an instrument of blessings in births, weddings, and even funerals. The Mjölnir symbol has been found in many gravestones even up to 1300AD. There have been several ancient rock carvings depicting scenes of marriages blessed with Thor's hammer. Many historians believe that Thor's blessing comes both fertility for couples and fertility for crops and agriculture. Size - customized   Worldwide shipping

Wear Viking God's Thor protection with this amazing Leather Viking Hammer Necklace !        The Thor's Hammer Leather Necklace comes with a braided leather necklace, with an adjustable clasp Crafted from stainless steel, and with a unique Thor's Hammer charm which has been antiqued for a vintage style! It is available in two colors : Bronze or Silver ! The Norse myths depict Thor’s Hammer, Mjolnir as a very powerful weapon that could even level mountains. It was said to return (just like a boomerang) after being thrown. The hammer is supposed to have been crafted by Brokkr and Sindri, two dwarven brothers from Svartalfheim. Besides being a fearsome weapon, Thor’s Hammer was also used as a ceremonial object. It played an important role in hallowing and consecration rituals. The Mjolnir was supposed to have the power to ensure the community’s well-being and was used for blessing all important ceremonies happening in the community, including births, marriages, and, even funerals. Thus, Thor’s Hammer not only represented destructive power but was also a symbol of protection and security from the evil and violent forces. Wear our Leather Viking Hammer Necklace to feel the power of the viking spirit !

About the Book "The forgotten story of the nineteenth-century freethinkers and twentieth-century humanists who tried to build their own secular religion. In The Church of Saint Thomas Paine, Leigh Eric Schmidt tells the surprising story of how freethinking liberals in nineteenth-century America promoted a secular religion of humanity centered on the deistic revolutionary Thomas Paine (1737-1809) and how their descendants eventually became embroiled in the culture wars of the late twentieth century. After Paine's remains were stolen from his grave in New Rochelle, New York, and shipped to England in 1819, the reverence of his American disciples took a material turn in a long search for his relics. Paine's birthday was always a red-letter day for these believers in democratic cosmopolitanism and philanthropic benevolence, but they expanded their program to include a broader array of rites and ceremonies, particularly funerals free of Christian supervision. They also worked to establish their own churches and congregations in which to practice their religion of secularism. All of these activities raised serious questions about the very definition of religion and whether it included nontheistic fellowships and humanistic associations-a dispute that erupted again in the second half of the twentieth century. As right-wing Christians came to see secular humanism as the most dangerous religion imaginable, small communities of religious humanists, the heirs of Paine's followers, were swept up in new battles about religion's public contours and secularism's moral perils.An engrossing account of an important but little-known chapter in American history, The Church of Saint Thomas Paine reveals why the lines between religion and secularism are often much blurrier than we imagine"-- Book Synopsis The forgotten story of the nineteenth-century freethinkers and twentieth-century humanists who tried to build their own secular religion In The Church of Saint Thomas Paine, Leigh Eric Schmidt tells the surprising story of how freethinking liberals in nineteenth-century America promoted a secular religion of humanity centered on the deistic revolutionary Thomas Paine (1737-1809) and how their descendants eventually became embroiled in the culture wars of the late twentieth century. After Paine's remains were stolen from his grave in New Rochelle, New York, and shipped to England in 1819, the reverence of his American disciples took a material turn in a long search for his relics. Paine's birthday was always a red-letter day for these believers in democratic cosmopolitanism and philanthropic benevolence, but they expanded their program to include a broader array of rites and ceremonies, particularly funerals free of Christian supervision. They also worked to establish their own churches and congregations in which to practice their religion of secularism. All of these activities raised serious questions about the very definition of religion and whether it included nontheistic fellowships and humanistic associations--a dispute that erupted again in the second half of the twentieth century. As right-wing Christians came to see secular humanism as the most dangerous religion imaginable, small communities of religious humanists, the heirs of Paine's followers, were swept up in new battles about religion's public contours and secularism's moral perils. An engrossing account of an important but little-known chapter in American history, The Church of Saint Thomas Paine reveals why the lines between religion and secularism are often much blurrier than we imagine. Review Quotes "The Church of Saint Thomas Paine is a fascinating account of American secularism that examines how small groups of nineteenth-century freethinkers strove to establish a religion of humanity."---Misha Hoo, Journal for the Academic Study of Religion"[A] lively tour through the expansionist heyday of the secular creed."---Chris Lehmann, New Republic"Fascinating."---D. G. Hart, Wall Street Journal"Thought-provoking."---Dale Singer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch About the Author Leigh Eric Schmidt is the Edward C. Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is on the faculty of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. His books include Village Atheists: How America's Unbelievers Made Their Way in a Godly Nation (Princeton); Heaven's Bride: The Unprintable Life of Ida C. Craddock, American Mystic, Scholar, Sexologist, Martyr, and Madwoman; and Hearing Things: Religion, Illusion, and the American Enlightenment.

As well as being a weapon of war, Mjölnir also serves as a ceremonial tool. It has been used as an instrument of blessings in births, weddings, and even funerals. The Mjölnir symbol has been found in many gravestones even up to 1300AD. There have been several ancient rock carvings depicting scenes of marriages blessed with Thor's hammer. Many historians believe that Thor's blessing comes both fertility for couples and fertility for crops and agriculture. Size - customized   Worldwide shipping

As well as being a weapon of war, Mjölnir also serves as a ceremonial tool. It has been used as an instrument of blessings in births, weddings, and even funerals. The Mjölnir symbol has been found in many gravestones even up to 1300AD. There have been several ancient rock carvings depicting scenes of marriages blessed with Thor's hammer. Many historians believe that Thor's blessing comes both fertility for couples and fertility for crops and agriculture. Size - customized   Worldwide shipping