A 'warrior' shaped copper alloy brooch found near Exton, Rutland. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A 'warrior' shaped copper alloy brooch found near Exton, Rutland. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pendant (LEIC-C58A13)

A copper-alloy pendant found near Exton, Rutland

This copper-alloy pendant depicts an individual holding a shield and a sword. Similar designs have been seen in pendants from southern Scandinavia which are generally identified as valkyries, though they could represent other mythological figures. The closest parallel in England is an example from Wickham Market, Suffolk. .

Object Type

Brooch

Date

circa 850 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

copper_alloy, jewellery, mythology, Norse_mythology, pendant, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Rutland, valkyries, Viking, weapons, women

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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

Kershaw, Jane F. Viking identities: Scandinavian jewellery in England. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), p. 20-25,

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