snake amulet gording 10th 11th century bronze Alle tassen Whilst this type of kettle

Whilst this type of kettle hat usually had a wider brim

This pendant was made in the Vendel period

This dagger has a gold-colored pommel and cross-guard with an iron colored blade

pieces of bracelet are frequently excavated

Fibulae of this type were worn by many peoples of the Migration Period

snake amulet gording 10th 11th century bronze Alle tassen Whilst this type of kettleThis 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