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The designs include simple circles for trapping demons, overlapping Vs (or Marian marks) that evoke the Virgin Mary, and pentangles to ward off evil.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Also found were overlapping Vs — known as Marian marks as they’re believed by some to be a call for protection from the Virgin Mary — and a pentangle that was used to protect against evil.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Other common apotropaic marks are pentangles, or five-pointed stars, the letters AM (for Ave Maria), the letter M (for Mary) and VV (for Virgin of Virgins).
—Fox News, 31 Oct. 2019
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Also found were overlapping Vs — known as Marian marks as they’re believed by some to be a call for protection from the Virgin Mary — and a pentangle that was used to protect against evil.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Other common apotropaic marks are pentangles, or five-pointed stars, the letters AM (for Ave Maria), the letter M (for Mary) and VV (for Virgin of Virgins).
—Fox News, 31 Oct. 2019
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“Pentangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentangle. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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