RARE ANCIENT VIKING NORDIC SILVER PIN

Fabulous pin finishing with a gilded dragon head

Size - 10.6 cm

Since ancient times, the dragon was an important creature and symbol associated with the Norse mythology and, later on, integrated and described in the folk tales of the Scandinavian countries.

There were depictions of dragons on buildings, carved into runestones and created in fine jewellery. The dragon, or serpent, was most likely thought to convey the ideas of strength and bravery.

Age: 900-1100 AD

Provenance: Formerly acquired at the ancient art market in Berlin, Germany in 1994

Found in Norway