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Hand forged serpent amulet made from iron, inspired by Viking pendants as those found in the Viking town of Birka. With cord. 5.5 x 3.5 cm. Productdetails...
Forged serpent amulet of the Viking Age.
This forged pendant in the shape of a serpent is inspired by Viking snake pendants, such as those found in the Viking city of Birka.The elegantly looped serpent amulet is equipped with a forged eyelet. You can wear it as a pendant around your neck with a leather strap or a chain.
The dimensions are 5.5 x 3.5 cm.
The Viking serpent pendant comes with a black leather cord.
Viking mythology includes the serpent Níðhöggr, which means "the one who strikes with hatred". This serpent lived at the foot of the world ash tree Yggdrasil and gnawed at its roots.
However, the serpent Níðhöggr also gnawed on the corpses of manslayers, oath breakers and adulterers, which were considered the worst of all crimes by the Vikings, which is why they ended up on Náströnd (corpse beach), the realm of the dead of the goddess Hel, instead of reaching Valhalla.
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