snake amulet gording 10th 11th century silvered bronze Viking en Saxon tenten 20 tent poles of approx

20 tent poles of approx

Hedeby and Birka

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snake amulet gording 10th 11th century silvered bronze Viking en Saxon tenten 20 tent poles of approxThis 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