Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Wolf-Head Strap End

10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (14.6 grams, 55 mm).

Elongated plate with longitudinal split and rivet; openwork scrolled tendril motif developing to a wolf-head. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.

Literature

Cf. Thomas, G., Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age Strap-Ends 750-1100: Part 2, Finds Research Group datasheet 33, Sleaford, 2007, item 36.

Footnotes

The head is sometimes attributed to Fenrir the cosmic wolf which will break free from the bonds the gods placed on it and destroy the world at the end of time.

CONDITION

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