Viking buckle Midgard snake bronze

Product description

The buckle is inspired by the Jellinge art style (890–990). Crafted in a bronze colour, it is well-suited to a belt strap with a width of 3 cm. It measures 7.5 x 4 cm.

The ribbon-animal decoration, the heads depicted in profile, the almond-shaped eyes, and the animal biting its own body are all typical of the Viking art style known as Jellinge. This buckle is inspired by historical examples and presents an elegant appearance. The Jellinge style was universal throughout the Viking world and can be found in all European countries where Vikings travelled during the 10th century.

The animal depicted on this buckle is the Midgardsorm, or Midgard snake. The god Thor had a feud with the Midgardsorm. In Old Norse mythology it is written that it was predicted that Thor and the Midgardsorm would kill each other at Ragnarök, the end of the old world. The god Odin would be eaten by the wolf Fenrir.