aegishjalmur amulet bone Modern Handmade bronze pendant depicting a

Handmade bronze pendant depicting a longship from the Lärbo picture stone in Gotland

Norway and the Baltic

such as in the Orkeyinga Saga where Jarl Rögnvald Kali Kolsson tops his list of nine boasts with his skill at Hnefatafl

It is a reproduction of a find made in Varøy

Mentioned in several sagas

aegishjalmur amulet bone Modern Handmade bronze pendant depicting aHandmade bone amulet with Aegishjlmur an Icelandic magical stave believed to induce fear in one's enemies. Material: Cattle Bone Size: 35 x 25 mm Leather cord: 31" (80 cm) gishjlmur (Old Norse: helm of awe helm of terror) is an old magical symbol that induces fear in enemies and protects against abuse of power. It is mentioned in the old sagas, such as in the Vlsunga Saga, where the dragon Fafnir wears one between his eyes. Scenes from the Vlsunga