Viking Disc Amulet

Gripping beast Viking amulet of Little Snoring.

Amulets and pendants with representations of gripping beasts were widespread among the Vikings and can be found in large numbers in Viking Age finds.

This Viking pendant is adorned with a so-called gripping beast, whose depiction is typical of the Borre style of that time.
The original, after which the griffin animal amulet is designed, dates to the 9th century.

The find comes from Little Snoring near Norfolk / England and is now in the possession of the British Museum in London.
Link to the historical model...

The impressive amulet is one of only two examples found in England. Nearly identical pendants with gripping beast representations in Borre style, on the other hand, are known especially from Scandinavia, e.g. from the hoard finds of Vårby, Tissoe and Haithabu, where even a mould for such a pendant was found.

Dimensions of the Viking pendant: 4 x 3.5 cm.

The pendant is made of high-quality bronze and also available in genuine silver-plated.

A 2 mm leather cord in 1 m length for the gripping beast pendant is included.

The second of the great art styles of the Viking Age is known as the Borre style, and takes its name from the Borre grave find in Vestfold, Norway. The Borre style dates to the 9th-10th century and represents the second phase of the Nordic gripping beast style. The Borre style was particularly popular in eastern Scandinavia and is represented by mirror-symmetrical motifs that are often expressed in braided ribbon ornamentation, such as intertwined ring chains and pretzel knots, with various mythical animals and prehensile animals often interwoven with the knot work.