VIKING LUNAR NECKLACE PENDANT C.870-1050 AD JEWELRY

Gilt bronze. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. Lunar pendants were worn as pectorals as well as suspended from belts, other clothing and horse harnesses.

Just under 1" height including the suspension loop. Crescent form with expanded terminals representing Sol the sun and Mani the Moon. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and pow

Silvered bronze, of broad crescent form, over 3/4" width. The terminals expanded to represent Sol the sun and Mani, the moon. Below, a peak represents a third celestial body, probably the North Star.

Gilt bronze. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. Lunar pendants were worn as pectorals as well as suspended from belts, other clothing and horse harnesses.

Cambridgeshire, England. Gilt bronze. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. Lunar pendants were worn as pectorals as well as suspended from belts, other clot

Cambridgeshire, England. Silvered bronze. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. Lunar pendants were worn as pectorals as well as suspended from belts, other

Just under 1 1/4" (1.22") total height. Fine crescent form. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, a

Fine large example, over 1 1/8" width. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abundantly repr

Fine large example, over 7/8" in width. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abundantly rep

Cambridgeshire, England. Silvered bronze. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. Lunar pendants were worn as pectorals as well as suspended from belts, other

Over 3/4" width. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abundantly represented in Norse liter

Small example, just under 7/8” total height. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abu

Small example, just under 7/8” total height. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abu

Just over 3/4" width. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abundantly represented in Norse

11th century, gilt bronze, just over 7/8" height. The perimeter is a horned crescent moon wrapping around with the tips touching and the whole enclosing a sphere. Very likely representing a lunar ecli

10th-early 11th century AD. It is 1" wide with raised edge crescent, the field with pelleted triangles, a typical Viking motif. The crescent tips, traditionally emphasized as Sol the sun and Mani the

Gilt bronze. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. Lunar pendants were worn as pectorals as well as suspended from belts, other clothing and horse harnesses.

Early example of the evolutionary form with cusped top, formed from the scrolling sides forming crescents above a trefoil. The cusped top heart is indicative of a transition from the naturalistic form

Early example of the fully evolved form. Raised border and banded trefoil to the field. The barely cusped top heart is indicative of a transition from the naturalistic form which was used widely as we

About 7/8" height plus the suspension loop. Fine crescent form with both sides slightly swelled, the significance of which is now lost. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and p

Jewelry: Fine Viking Lunar Pendant Date: ca. 900-1000 AD Material: Silvered bronze As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, br

Jewelry: Fine Viking Lunar Pendant Date: 900-1000 AD Material: Silvered bronze As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brothe

Jewelry: Viking Lunar Pendant Date: 900-1000 A.D. Size: 1 1/8 inches Material: Silver overlay As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified

Jewelry: Viking Lunar Pendant Date: 900-1000 A.D. Size: .75 inch Material: Silver overlay As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as M