Might anyone out there be able to tell me what these 4 items are? I know the eagle is probably a WHW item but I can`t identify the other 3. The writing on the medallion reads Winter Sportler Schutz Patron. Is this suppose to be some sort of German sports patron saint?Thanks for any info!
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It appears to be a medaillon/talisman.
I did a Google search for info and found that in ancient Germanic mythology, Ullr was the god of winter, hunting, duelling, willows and soil. In the 20th century, he was re-discovered by skiers as a patron saint. (Info from: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullr )
Apparently, the name still known in skiing circles, I even found the website of a skiing school named after him.
Some very similiar medaillons are being sold by former skiing champion Markus Wasmeier, who is now running a farming-and-winter-sports-museum: http://www.wasmeier.de/shop/index.htm
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