Worn Viking Arm Rings

However these bracelets are not from the viking age at all they actually date from the bronze age c 1700 500 bce.

Worn viking arm rings.

Stainless steel adjustable double head dragon viking arm ring. Modern viking arm rings sometimes have figures at the end of them such as boars bears griffons dragons greyhounds or snakes. That is the scene that plays out on your wrist with this polished stainless steel viking arm ring. Handcrafted viking jewelry here at crafty celts we offer historically inspired irish and viking jewelry handcrafted from bronze copper and sterling silver.

Viking bracelets norse nordic arm rings oath ring wolf dragon boar snake raven rune mjolnir themes. We also have leather bracelets and king chain bracelets. A lord sometimes would present an arm ring as a gift of favor or to show relationships. Large neck rings and smaller arms rings were buried in viking hoards in ireland scandinavia and england all important hubs of viking sea trade.

Public domain pendants amulets. There are 552 viking arm ring for sale on etsy and they cost 32 25 on average. The most popular color. A great number of rings for the neck the arm and the finger have been found in areas of viking occupation.

Fangs bared two dragons face off just inches apart but they are in fact one. This neck ring was found buried with a plain arm ring present location unknown in fenit county kerry ireland in 1880. During the viking age armrings were carried both as decorative pieces and as money used for purchases since they were often made from silver or gold. Viking armrings are in either solid bronze solid sterling silver 925 or stainless steel.

Traditional viking arm rings would twist a thin rod and a wire of beaded gold or silver together. The most common viking arm ring material is metal. It was both jewelry and money to its owner. Owen crocker states that she thinks that these rings were a more popular form of adornment for viking women than the wearing of beads owen crocker 2004 p 165 it does not appear that the wearing of neck and arm rings continued into the 11th century in scotland.

The fact that this wrist accessory does not form a complete circle means that it is technically a. Our purpose is to celebrate our heritage by recapturing and preserving the traditions of artistic achievement put forth by the ancient celtic peoples. Well you re in luck because here they come. Many of the viking arm ring artifacts that archaeologists found were not decorated beautifully and not fancy at all.