BROOCHES & PENDANTS
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Some of the pendants in this section are shown on chains for display purposes only. Chains & pendants may be purchased separately. Please visit our CHAINS section for a variety of chains that complement your pendant.

81A, 81B & 81C Cut of a picture stone from Lillbjars, Gotland, Sweden dating from 700-800 A.D. On exhibition at the National Historical Museum, Stockholm. Offered in silver only. 81A and 81B measure 1 inch high, 1 inch wide. 81C is 1-1/2 inches high, 1-1/4 inches wide.

144 Stylized Viking ship, circa 1000 A.D., originally a brooch. Found in a gravesite at Lilevang, Bornholm, Denmark. Dragon heads clearly depicted on stern. Pendant and brooch are 1-3/8 inches wide. Silver Brooch - $75   Bronze Brooch - $27   Silver Pendant - $68   Bronze Pendant - $22

150 Copy of horse-shaped jewelry, circa 600-800 A.D. Found at Veggerslev on Djursland, Denmark. Germanic Iron Age. Original in the Danish National Museum, Copenhagen. Combination pendant/brooch is 7/8-inch high, 1-3/8 inches wide.

152 In 1986 & 1987 two identical brooches were found during an archaelogical dig near Ribe, Denmark. They were found near farmstead sites from the late Viking Age -- the end of the 11th Century. You may see the intertwining dragon motif of the so-called "Urnes" style, the last of the great Viking designs named after a Norwegian stave church. The one we offer measures 1-3/4 in. high and 1-7/8 in. wide.

163 Viking Age brooch, first half of the 9th century, found at a settlement near Neble, Western Zealand, Denmark. Original in bronze. Charming feline broadheaded animals inter-lace their limbs with the ribwork. Several mould fragments of identical shape have been found in the Viking town of Ribe indicating its possible place of manufacture. A similar piece has been found in a burial near Kaupang in Southern Norway. Brooch is 2 inches high, 1-1/8 inches wide. Silver - $85   Bronze - $40

164 Female figurine from about A.D. 900 found with other silver pendants in a hoard on the Isle of Öland, Sweden. Her hair is done in a knot and she wears a long gown with train. She is presenting a drinking horn. Similar figurines are shown on picture stones from Gotland, Sweden where they are regarded as Valkyries welcoming slain Vikings to Valhalla. Thus, this figurine can be regarded as an amulet ensuring admission to the other world in case of sudden death. In silver only. About 1-1/2 inches high.

250 In September 1959, a youngster found the second of Ribe's runic pins in a pile of rubble from an excavation at Stockens Square. It is from about 1300 A.D. and of pine. The Latin inscription reads: In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Brooch is 1-1/2 inches long.

260 Plate-shaped ornament with the typical stylized animal motif. From the Danish Viking Age, about 1000 A.D. Found at Brabrand, Jutland, Denmark. Brooch is 11/16-inches high, 1-7/16 inches wide. Silver - $47

273 Heart-shaped silver buckle from about 1800. Original is displayed at the Lolland-Falster Regional Museum, Denmark. Brooch is 1-1/2 inches high. Silver - $44

306 Copy of a silver buckle from Galsted, Denmark, fashioned as a pendant. The original is from the Iron Age, about 500 A.D. It was found in the 1800's in a marsh. The face in the middle of the buckle is the symbol and trademark of Haderslev Museum, Denmark, where the original is displayed. This pendant is shown on oxidized silver chain ZOP08. Brooch and pendant are 1-1/2 inches in diameter.

311 A replica of a symbolic sword from the Viking Age. As real swords were too valuable to give to the dead, small models were made and laced in the grave to honor the fallen warrior. A king or chief would have his sword and other implements with him in his grave to use in the next life, but the ordinary Viking willed his sword to his son. Found in Denmark but the exact site is unknown. Our model is 1-1/4 inches long. Brooch in silver - $30

314 Odin's raven shown on a buckle from 600 A.D. The ravens Hugin and Munin sat on Odin's shoulders and told the ruler of the gods about the way of the world. The piece was found at Bejesbakken in Aalborg, Denmark. The original is in the National Museum, Copenhagen. Pendant is 1-1/2 inches long, 1/2-inch wide. Here it is displayed on 48015 silver chain.

315 Buckle in Urnes style from the Late Viking Age, 1100 A.D. The original, cast in bronze, was found at Bejsebakken in Alborg. It is a fine example of the animal style of the Late Viking Area. The large animal struggles with a snake, symbolizing the struggle between good and evil. The motif was often used in early Christian art, and it is found on runic stones as well as on early Christian churches made of wood. The Urnes style gets its name from the wooden church in Urnes in Western Norway. Brooch is 1-1/4 inches wide, 1-1/2 inches high, including ring. Silver - $80

340 Thor, the god of thunder, rain and farming in Nordic mythology, rode the heavens in a wagon pulled by two goats. This ornament from about 700 A.D. shows the two goats, Tanngrisni ("gap-tooth") and Tanngnost ("tooth-grinder"). It was found in one of Denmark's richest Viking Age settlements from 600-1000 A.D., near Tissoe, a lake in West Zealand. Attesting to the wealth of the settlement are the remains of a large manor, a heavy gold necklace weighing over 2 pounds and countless other pieces. The lake is named after the Viking god of victory Tyr, and swords, lances, and axes offered to the god have been found there as well. Brooch is 7/8-inch high, 1-1/2 inches wide. Silver - $66   Bronze - $35