NorsePlay.

After a mead at the local Short Rest backroom tavern this week, I noticed these RPG prop gaming coins that seem to be adorned with the Dwarven race's arguably greatest achievement, Mjölnir : Seeing these got me wondering if there were other NorsePlay'd prop currencies being strewn about the TTRPG tables, and I also found the following: [minted by Fantasy Coins LLC.] [Talisman3D on Etsy.] [RelicCollectorShop on Etsy. Note the Valknut cornered square coin above and their other set below:] These all evoke a bit of Viking alt-history or mythic space in terms of creations from an elsewhen or elsewhere , and make one long for the assurance of physical metals over paper. #     #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied,...

  These  interesting Futhark rune signs over need-fire NorsePlay'd graphic arrived in a promotional email sent out by Magin Rose. I honestly don't know enough about sign language to know if the Þ sign is correct, or if this is partly taken from the (questionable/inventive) "runic mudras" of Edred Thorsson, or partly from Joanne Harris' Rune series of books, or from the unattributed chart found on the internet below, but I like the visual aesthetics of this, and wonder again if the Norse had established themselves for the longterm across the Atlantic if this might've become their Vinland Sign Language. #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project...