[sinanju]

I still like the late astronomer Carl Sagan’s hypothesis in his book “Comet”. That through atmospheric/optical effects the gleaming core of a comet can sometimes take on distinct shapes and that sometime in the eleventh century a comet passed by earth that had a twinkling swastika-like center, seen by all humanity for a few nights.

The swastika pops up spontaneously, simultaneously, in art all around the world at this time—from Australian rock carvings to the Norman Bayeux tapestry.

[Daffynition]

The Swastika symbol spans at least 3,000 years and has been found on Neolithic rock carvings. The word "Neolithic" refers to the last years of the Stone Age, in the Middle East, circa 9500 BCE. An additional early sighting is a swastika that was carved into a runic stone in Sweden.

The swastika quilt above dates from 1860-1880. The owner states that the quilt is hand-quilted at 9 stitches per inch.