Tri again

I love the Ukrainian Trident symbol,  So I thought I'd find out a bit more about it. There is a great article here. some extracts:-

"the trident appeared in the territory of modern Ukraine"  as far back as  "the 3rd – 4th centuries BC"

allegedly coming from  "the Atlanteans who were dressed in blue clothes with a golden trident"

Symbolism:-

"A fairly common opinion is that the trident symbolizes the messenger of heavenly justice Rarok or a falcon flying downwards. In many cultures, this bird was of great importance, as it was the personification of victory over evil, a symbol of power, invincible strength and valor. In Ukrainian culture, the falcon also occupied a special place at the top of the world tree.

Among the different versions, you can find other associations, among which the trident of Ukraine is an ancient religious symbol, a candlestick-trikyry, an anchor, a rye ear, a crown, a bow and arrow, a triune sacrifice for the victory of life over death.

Some experts in Ukrainian culture believe that the decoding of the coat of arms of Ukraine is the word “VOLIA”, the letters of which are combined into a modern trident."

It sounds like you can make of it what you like.....

While I'm here, I ought to mention Volodymyr the great.

Volodymyr the Great (c. 958 – 15 July 1015) was Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kyiv, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015. He baptized the Kyiv Rus' in 988 and was proclaimed as Saint Volodymyr by the Orthodox church.[1][2]

Volodymyr was the son of Prince Sviatoslav I of Kyiv of the Rurik dynasty. After the death of his father in 972, Volodymyr moved to Scandinavia from Novgorod as his brother Yaropolk had murdered his other brothers in order to gain the power in Kyiv. In Sweden and Norway he gathered a Varangian army and took Novgorod from his brother Yaropolk. By 980, Volodymyr had consolidated the Kyiv kingdom from modern-day Ukraine, Belarus and minor parts of modern day Russia.

The history of the Kievan Rus is fascinating, but that's for another post.