RARE VIKING WOMAN WARRIOR’S BRACELET PENDANT NECKLACE, 10th-11th CENTURY AD 01/09/2024 Raised oval Bezel

Raised oval Bezel

size 10 ¼

An iconic form

The raised bezel is circular

This example is an exception

RARE VIKING WOMAN WARRIOR’S BRACELET PENDANT NECKLACE, 10th-11th CENTURY AD 01/09/2024 Raised oval BezelVikings were highly skilled metallurgists, and as a result, breaking metal had supernatural significance for them. Breaking ringjarn (iron rings) as shown on the Larbro Stone, was thought to destroy the spirits of enemies. Similarly, Viking weapons and accouterments were broken for burial with their owners. Viking women warriors fighting alongside men are well documented and they were given warriors burials. This is the broken end of a fine Viking