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Sowilo
- Literal meaning
- sun
- Associated concepts
- victory · clarity · energy
- Ætt
- Hagal's ætt
Sowilo is the sun, a sailor's guide according to the Icelandic rune poem, the hope of whoever crosses open water with no reference but the sky. It stands for vital energy, success, the force that orients. It closes the second ætt as its high point — light after the ice and hail that opened it.