This is the oldest Rurikid insignia in the world. It was found from Finland, western lakeland, where legendary kings of Satakunta had their halls.
Item was found from island where according to legend was battle between Novgorodian chief Pohto and Finnish chief Matti Kurki. It was an duel, Holmgang battle. Two men go to island, one man leaves the island.
Pohto cut Matti's leg but Matti cut off his head. Thats why Matti was called Crane afterwards, cranes stand on one leg. Kurki means Crane, the bird.
Apparently you slavs were wrong all the time, it's not hawk but a crane. Now you can stop the fighting since none of you are Rus'.
It's dated to approx ~700 ad. Quite likely tribal insignia of people who later became known as Rus' and ruled by an certain viking/varangian called Rurik.
It is earliest form of Rurik family symbol. Rurik was legendary varangian chief who founded Russia. His brother-in-law conguered Kiev and made it capitol city of Rus. Rus was an family business, only people from this clan were Rus. Picrel is modern national crest of Ukraine.
real mongolians have slimmer faces and longer noses
James Cox
Pekka looks like he wants to eat Oleg.
Ethan Gray
Rurik was haplogroup N. That's all you need to know.
Leo Edwards
He was N1c1* in old naming scheme, the new one is something like n1a1a1a1** since there are so many N-haplogroups now. Rurik lineage is from west Finland and east Sweden (proto-Sweden).
