Viking Pendant “Guldgubbe”

Description

This pendant set depicts a “Guldgubber”, one to two centimeter tall figures made of sheet gold and sometimes silver. The Guldgubber appear exclusively in Scandinavia and have been very common during the Germanic Iron Age with over 3000 finds in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Guldgubber were made of small, often extremely thin pieces of gold sheet and often show a pair of lovers embracing or a kissing couple. Depictions of both opposite sex and same-sex couples have been found.

The interpretations of the meaning behind these small amulets vary all the way from a fertility motif to lovers’ gifts and to an image of a pair of gods. It has also been debated that they could have been a sendoff-gift after wealthy weddings, depicting the newly-wed couple.

This pendant is crafted of high-quality bronze. It can be worn as a perfect accessory for historical reenactment of the Iron – and Viking Ages, LARP costume or as everyday jewelry. Guldgubbe pendant is also perfect little lovers gift because of it´s amorous theme of the kissing couple.

The same design is also available as earrings.

• Pendant made after historical gold amulets
• Historical guldgubber often show a pair of lovers embracing or a kissing couple
• Made of high-quality bronze
• A cord (100 cm) is included with this pendant
• Size: 3 x 1.5 cm
• Perfect accessory for historical reenactment or as a lovers gift