The Vadstena Bracteate

The Vadstena bracteate - Germanic amulet replica.

Here you can buy a reproduction of the famous Vadstena bracteate, a Germanic amulet from the Swedish Migration Period.

The pendant was made after the Vadstena bracteate from the Migration Period, which was found in Östergötland in Sweden and dates back to the 5th century AD.

Link to the original Vadstena-Bracteate...

The Vadstena bracteate shows the image of a head and a runic inscription around it, which translates as: “I am called Hariuha, knowing misfortune I bring good luck”.

It is assumed that the bracteate was originally an award for a warrior or a leader, perhaps a jarl or even a king. The original is now in the Svenska Historiska Musset in Stockholm.

The Vadstena amulet measures 3 x 3.5 cm.

You can buy the pendant in high-quality bronze or genuine silver-plated.
Alternatively, also available in 925 sterling silver (Please note the delivery time).
Alloy...

A 2 mm thick, 1 m long black leather strap is included with the amulet.

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In 1775, two golden bracteates were found in the Swedish province of Vadstena. One of them was inscribed with a mysterious runic inscription. This bracteate shows a human head on the back of an animal and a bird above it.

The runic inscription on the bracteate is written in the older Futhark. Unfortunately, the Vadstena bracteate was stolen from the museum in 1938 and is still missing today. It was probably melted down. Fortunately, however, a detailed copy has survived. In addition to the Vadstena bracteate, there is a second, very similar bracteate from Lerbäck in the province of Närke.

The name bracteate comes from the Latin word bractea = thin disk. The bracteates of the Germanic tribes were modelled on Roman medallions, but differed from them in that they were only minted on one side. Bracteates were mostly worn by the Germanic tribes as lucky amulets.