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To: alt.pagan From: dickeney@access4.digex.net (Dick Eney) Subject: Re: Origins, history and meanings behind the peace sign??? Date: 7 Apr 1996 13:46:12 -0400 In article <31674D6D.366A@bendnet.com>, Chris Hartleywrote: >I don't know for a fact that this is the origin of the peace sign, but >the interior of it is the same as the Norse Rune "Algiz" which Ralph >Blum describes in his book "The Book of Runes" as representing >Protection. Surely a link could be drawn between the concepts of >protection, safety and peace? Like I said, no cold, hard facts, but >maybe a starting place, idea? :) Heuristic coincidence. The Peace Sign was made by combining the semaphore positions for N and D, standing for Nuclear Disarmament, which was the hot topic at the time (anyone else remember the Cold War?). -- Tamar Lindsay (sharing account dickeney@access.digex.net)
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