Colección: Nordic Silver Pendants

Twenty-six pendants in solid silver, cast and finished by hand in our workshop, all at one price. This is the slim-and-mini part of our silver line — pieces made to be worn every day under a shirt, not statement armour.

Norse symbols in this collection

Thor's hammer comes in three shapes here: smooth, slim, and paired with a triquetra knot. Alongside it — Vegvisir, the Valknut, Yggdrasil, the Helm of Awe, Gungnir, Jormungandr, Huginn and Muninn, a drakkar longship and Odin's horns. The runes Algiz and Othala appear on their own and set into knotwork. Before you choose, it is worth reading what each symbol carried: our guides to Mjolnir and to Norse symbols go into the sources.

Celtic pieces

Three Celtic crosses, the Claddagh — love, loyalty and friendship in one shape — a Triskel, a Triquetra, and a shamrock framed in handmade knotwork. More knotwork, rings and bracelets sit in the Celtic jewelry collection.

Wearing them

Mini and slim pendants hang well on a thin cord; heavier symbols need a proper silver chain. Put the two together and you have a finished Viking necklace. The same symbols exist in other metals — gold, brass, steel — and the full silver pendants catalogue holds over 180 designs, including heavier handcrafted work and Thor's hammer in every style we make.

Questions about these pendants

What silver are they made of?

925 sterling silver, cast and finished by hand. Each piece is made in our own workshop, not bought in and rebranded — the marks of hand-finishing are part of how they look.

Which symbol should I choose?

Choose by meaning rather than by shape. Mjolnir stood for protection and was worn as a pendant across the Norse world — over a thousand have been found in graves and hoards. Vegvisir is a way-finding stave recorded in an Icelandic manuscript of the 1800s, not in the Viking Age itself. The Valknut appears on picture stones next to Odin. The runes Algiz and Othala stand for protection and for inherited home. Our guide to Norse symbols sets out the sources for each.

Why are Norse and Celtic symbols in one collection?

Because the two worlds met. Norse settlers held Dublin, the Isle of Man and the Western Isles for generations, and the carving styles borrowed from each other — knotwork wraps around a Thor's hammer, a ring-cross carries Scandinavian ornament. The Celtic jewelry collection holds the knotwork pieces in full.

Will the silver darken over time?

Yes. Silver reacts with sulphur in air and skin and takes on a darker tone, deepest in the recesses of the ornament. On a hand-finished piece this reads as depth rather than damage. A soft cloth brings back the high points whenever you want the contrast sharper.