Anglo-Saxon Shield Snake And Runes 61 Cm

Anglo-Saxon round shield with snake and rune motif, 61 cm in diameter. The round shield that we offer here is made of approx. 13mm thick plywood and embellished with an elaborate snake motif and three runes from the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet known as ifuthorci. Although the runes are of Anglo-Saxon origin, the serpent motif can be interpreted as a representation of the Norse Midgard Serpent (also called Jörmungandr or World Serpent), a central figure in Germanic mythology, making the shield suitable as a Viking shield. Along with Hel and the wolf Fenrir, the Serpent is one of the three torturers of the world. All three are children of the malicious god Loki and the giantess Angrboda. Jormungand lives in the depths of the great sea that surrounds Midgard. Its body is so exceptionally large