VIKING HEART RING, 11TH CENTURY, SIZE 7 1/4 02/25/2025 Good example

Good example

3mm width with well rounded face

with an oval bezel with five points originally describing a pentagram

Excellent and wearable

Size 6 1/4 for the small finger as was the custom with 1

VIKING HEART RING, 11TH CENTURY, SIZE 7 1/4 02/25/2025 Good exampleGilt bronze, 3. 1mm deeply rounded face band, slightly flared to the banded shoulders. Raised heart (natural form) bezel with line engraved border and central. That motif is taken from Christianity. At the time, Vikings were coexisting with Christians and some were converted. Christian symbols were embraced and frequently incorporated by Vikings, both converted and practicing Old Norse paganism. Surface textured from burial. Professionally refurbished