snake amulet gording 10th 11th century bronze Alle tassen elegant appearance

elegant appearance

Fibulae of this type were worn by many peoples of the Migration Period

This dagger has a gold-colored pommel and cross-guard with an iron colored blade

beautiful for Greek reenactment

snake amulet gording 10th 11th century bronze Alle tassen elegant appearanceThis pendant is a detailed replica of a Viking Age snake amulet found in Grding, Denmark. The original was made of solid gold, made in a refined granulation technique, possibly depicts an asp and dates from the late Viking Age, around the year 1000. The snake had great symbolic meaning in Viking mythology: on the one hand it stood for life, renewal and rejuvenation, on the other hand for death, poison and destruction. A snake amulet was supposed to