Viking Ritual Spirit Ring, Ringjarn, 8th-9th Century AD - The History Gift Store

Viking Ritual Spirit Ring, Ringjarn, 8th-9th Century AD

$375.00

Forged iron ring which represented the spirit of an enemy which was ritually killed by throwing against rocks or smashing with stones. The ritual is depicted on the Larbro stone In Gotland Sweden. This example descends from a Victorian English collection. Further information to the buyer. It is wrought iron with the fibrous grain evident, about 1" in diameter. It has been broken and the resultant ends further maimed. That constitutes a successful sacrifice and the symbolic death of the enemy.

Item ID: A9749

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Viking Ritual Spirit Ring, Ringjarn, 8th-9th Century AD

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