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Replica of the so-called Trollaskogur brooch, a famous Urnes Style brooch from Iceland. Late Viking period. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 4 x 4 cm.Productdetails...
Viking brooch from Trollaskogur on Iceland.
This Viking Age brooch in the so-called Urnes style is a replica of an 11th century brooch found in Trollaskogur in Iceland.The Trollaskogur brooch shows a large animal with a curved neck and clearly recognisable front feet, whose body ends in two tails. There are also two snakes coiled around the animal's neck and feet.
To this day, the Trollaskogur brooch is considered one of the most beautiful surviving brooches in the Urnese style
This brooch is a magnificent example of Viking jewellery in the animal style of the late Viking Age, the Urnes style named after the famous stave church in the Norwegian village of Ornes.
This beautiful piece of Viking jewellery clearly shows a beast in battle with a serpent, which is generally understood as an early Christian symbol for the battle between good and evil, but is also depicted in numerous Viking Age motifs.
Dimensions of the Trollaskogur brooch: 4 x 4 cm.
The Viking brooch is available in high-quality bronze or in real silver-plated.
The brooch was presumably worn in the centre as a brooch between the brooches of the Viking women's costume or was used to fasten a light cape.
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