bracteate alu modern Illustrations: 16 color illus

Illustrations: 16 color illus

It ends in the heads of Hati and Sköll

Translator: Annie Prime

Viking myths about valkyries attempt to elevate the banality of war – to make the pain and suffering

hand-made comb that is based on an authentic find

bracteate alu modern Illustrations: 16 color illusA fantastic, large size reproduction of one the most famous bracteates. It depicts a figure on a horse, possibly Odin, and the magical runic inscription ALU. Handmade, made of Fibre reinforced cast and painted to resemble ancient bronze by a Swedish artist. It makes a great centrepiece on any wall, shelf, table or shrine. A bracteate is a flat, thin, single sided gold coin that was worn as jewelry, mainly among the Germanic tribes of the Migration