Thor's hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head found in Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
A lead Thor's hammer pendent found in Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Thor's hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head found in Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Thor's hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head found in Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Thor's hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head found in Torksey, Lincolnshire. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Lead Thor’s Hammer Pendant (CM_569_2010)

A lead Thor's hammer pendent found in Torksey, Lincolnshire

A lead Thor’s hammer pendant with a trapezoidal head and pierced base. These may have been worn to show devotion to the god Thor, or to secure the god’s protection, although there is little evidence to support this interpretation. Pendants like this have been found made of lead, copper alloy, silver and gold, showing that many different strata of society could have worn them. For more information on Scandinavian jewellery in England check out our blog: Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England.

Object Type

Pendant

Date

circa 872 — 1000

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Keywords

Danelaw Saga, Fitzwilliam_Museum, lead, Lincolnshire, pendant, Scandinavian, Thor, Thor's_hammer, Torksey, Viking

Further information

You can see the original at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

This object is related to Torksey, Lincolnshire.
Find out about Torksey, Lincolnshire.

Acknowledgements

© The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

References

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England.

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