VIKING SERPENT BRACELET, C.800-1000 AD
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$650.00
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Gilt bronze, C form with well-sculpted snake’s head, body, and detailed tail. Over 2 1/4” inner dimension (2.25”) for a small to average arm. Surface texture from burial. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold overlay restored, for contemporary wear. Jewelry gift boxed with certificate of authenticity. Jormungandr is a sea serpent from Norse mythology. The child of Angrboda and Loki grew so large as to encircle (as does a bracelet) the earth and bite his tail. An adversary of Thor, it was thought that when he released his tail, the final world-ending battle, Ragnarok, would take place. That event is analogous to Armageddon in the New Testament.
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