Kirklevington Scout group wears the Gold knecker with a black border. It is the best one there is, but my opinion is biased. Originally the group had a Gold knecker which was good. Then we had a badge designed for it (see below) and then we added the black border. So I suppose the picture is the 1st Kirklevington Knecker Mk III version.

The man pictured on the 1st Kirklevington Knecker badge is taken from a carving on a stone in Kirklevington Church. The Church has Saxon origins. See below for a picture of the carving. The man is Odin, the Norse leader of the Gods, also known by them as the All-father. (Norse = men from the Scandinavian countries, Vikings)

Odin is married to Frigga, the Queen of the Gods and together the ruled Asgard (home of the Gods) and Valhalla (where the fallen Norse were taken by Valkeri (spelling a bit odd here) maidens when they died to feast, drink and fight for all eternity. The Valkeri maidens were big blond women wearing leather bikini's. The Norse had good ideas about the afterlife. Odin is the Father to Thor, the thunder God. Thor is banned from visiting earth in case he destroys it by mistake.
Odin has only 1 eye. He traded the other eye with an old giant, Mimir, to let Odin drink from a well - the fountain of all wit and wisdom. The missing eye is in this well and represents the moon. Odin's good eye represents the sun. Odin created man and taught them about hunting, farming and fighting. Occasionally Odin would join in with man battles.

Odin has several animals.
On the Lenton badge are 2 ravens Hugin (Thought) and Munin (Memory) and are sent out each morning to fly the world by Odin to bring him news. They also bring him battle reports.
He has 2 wolfhounds Geri and Freki and an 8' stead, Slepnir who he rides into battle.

Other things about Odin
The name Wednesday is derived from Odin (Wodin's Day - Wodin being another of his names), and he has links to the Roman God, Mercury (hence the French for Wednesday, Mercredi)
Roseberry Topping (a local hill) used to be called Odinsburg
Odin is thought to have inspired the tale of the pied piper of Hamlin - The rats being the soles of dead people.

The Viking Carving of Odin in kirklevington Church, this carving is inspiration for our knecker badge. Source: www.dur.ac.uk/corpus_website_main.folder /Volume_pages/Northyorkshire_page2.htm

Our knecker badge Lenton is an old name for Kirklevington