{"product_id":"freya-pendant-on-dragon-head-chain","title":"Freya Pendant on Dragon Head Chain","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFreya Pendant on Dragon Head Chain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA piece of history around your neck\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreya pendant is based on a find in 1893 in the damaged boat grave III in \u003cstrong\u003eTuna\/Alsike\u003c\/strong\u003e in Sweden. It is dated to the Viking Age (Arne 1934, 26-28, Taf VII).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original pendant was in gilded bronze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is believed to represent the \u003cstrong\u003eGoddess Freya\u003c\/strong\u003e because of the necklace she is wearing. Refer to the the poem \u003cstrong\u003eTrymskvida\u003c\/strong\u003e, that is worth a read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is great find and it gives us a good insight into the clothing of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Freya pendant is:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33 mm high. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 mm wide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis pendant and the dragon head terminals are cast in lead free pewter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chain is 4 mm in 316L stainless steel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chain comes in 3 different lengths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pendant is also available in Bronze and Sterling Silver.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur \u003cstrong\u003eViking jewellery\u003c\/strong\u003e is handmade in \u003cstrong\u003eValhallas Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e workshop in\u003cstrong\u003e Northern Ireland.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreya is the Goddess of love and fruitfulness. It is known to call on her for help in love affairs. She owns the homestead in heaven known as\u003cstrong\u003e Folkvangar a\u003c\/strong\u003end whenever she rides into battle she claims half of the slain warriors and \u003cstrong\u003eOdin\u003c\/strong\u003e the other half, as it says here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFolkvangar's\u003c\/strong\u003e where\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreya decides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewho shall sit where in the hall;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehalf the slain every day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eshe chooses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand Odin his half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Snorri Sturluson\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"_28cEs\" data-hook=\"description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e","brand":"Valhallas silver","offers":[{"title":"50 cm","offer_id":31104957874269,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"55 cm","offer_id":31104957907037,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 cm","offer_id":31104957939805,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/0630\/3069\/files\/background-editor_output_8527d58b-4f56-4cf4-bd46-18ab78f0cbaa.png?v=1766918630","url":"https:\/\/valhallassilver.com\/products\/freya-pendant-on-dragon-head-chain","provider":"Valhallas Silver","version":"1.0","type":"link"}