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Tursaansydän

Variations of the tursaansydän symbol[1]

The tursaansydän or tursan sydän[2] (Finnish for 'heart of Tursas' or 'heart of octopus'), also called mursunsydän ('heart of the walrus'), is an ancient symbol used in Northern Europe. The symbol originates from prehistoric times. The tursaansydän was believed to bring good luck and protect from curses, and was used as a decorative motif on wooden furniture and buildings in Finland. During the 18th century the simple swastika became more popular in Finnish wood decoration than the more complex tursaansydän.

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References

  1. ^ Forsman, Jaakko; Wecksell, J. A.; Havu, I.; Salovaara, Hannes, eds. (1926). "Hakaristi". Pieni Tietosanakirja [Small Encyclopedia] (in Finnish). Vol. I: A–Isonzo (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otavan [Otava Publishing Company]. pp. 1089–1090. Retrieved 9 February 2018 – via Project Runeberg, University of Stockholm.
  2. ^ "Tursan Sydän". Tursa.fi (in Finnish). 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  • Talve, Ilmar (2012). Suomen Kansankulttuuri [Finnish Folk-culture] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura [Finnish Literature Society]. ISBN 9789522224149.
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