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Replica of the Viking snake amulet from Gørding / Denmark. Leather strap included. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 2,5 x 16 cm.Productdetails...
The Viking snake amulet from Gørding.
Here you can buy an authentic Viking snake amulet, that is a detailed replica of a Viking pendant found in Gørding / Denmark.The original snake pendant from Gørding was made of pure gold in elaborate granulation technique. It possibly represents an adder and dates to the late Viking Age around 1000 AD.
Link to the original amulet from Gørding...
In the mythology of the Vikings, the snake was of great importance and an important magical symbol, as various finds of snake amulets from the Viking Age show.
For the snake meant life, renewal, and rejuvenation on the one hand, but also death, poison and destruction on the other. A snake amulet was supposed to give the wearer power and strength and a long life.
Like the original snake amulet from Gørding, this replica measures 2.5 x 1.6 cm.
You can buy this Viking pendant in high-quality bronze or real silver-plated.
Alternatively, also available in 925 sterling silver (Please note the delivery time).
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A black leather strap of 1 m length is included with the Viking snake amulet.
A detector find in Gørding near Ribe / Denmark in 2019 revealed a small snake made of pure gold that was once worn by a Viking as a pendant, as wear marks reveal. The use of ornamental wire, pearl threads and granulations point to the younger Viking Age and probably originated from the royal workshops in Jelling.
The original snake pendant from Gørding was made by working thin gold sheet over a snake-shaped mould, giving the snake its plastic form. The motif was then further shaped by soldering on filigree granules in the form of small flowers, beads and beaded wire.
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