ANSWERS about SPLIT

The poor, lonely, but tough men

became hunters
 and left

 those living in strong houses.

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ARE the LONELY, TOUGH MEN
on the LEFT
or RIGHT?

The lonely tough men are shown on the right.  The man living in the strong house indicates his possession by the cane pressed to the ground,

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WHY did they become HUNTERS and LEAVE?

Nordic inheritance tradition was that the oldest son got the farm and the house.  The younger sons became hunters, who survived by being tough during their lonely hunting.

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WHAT do the THREE PRONGS on each head mean?

Those "Prongs" may have been the LENAPE historian's method of identifying Catholics, who always mentioned the "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" as part of their rituals.  Catholics still do.
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MIGHTY HUNTERS

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