Colección: Viking Heirloom — Premium Norse & Celtic Sterling Silver Jewelry | VKNG

Nine Pieces. Nine Sources. Each One with a Location, a Period, and a Story.

This is not a collection built from general Norse inspiration. Every piece here traces to a specific named archaeological find, a documented historical tradition or a mythological object precise enough to have a name of its own. The Pitney Ring is named for the Somerset field where it was found. The Head of the Scheldt reproduces a ship figurehead pulled from the river where it sank. The Uppåkra Raven references the most significant Odin-cult site in Scandinavia. The Gjallarhorn is not a generic horn — it is the specific horn of Heimdall, the guardian of Bifrost, the one that will only sound once. These are pieces for people who want to know exactly what they are wearing, where it came from, and what it meant to the people who made it first.

The Pieces

Raven Pendant Inspired by the Vendel Period — $117. The earliest cultural reference in the collection — the Vendel period (550–800 AD), the generation of Scandinavian craftsmen who immediately preceded the Viking age. The Vendel finds at Uppland, Sweden represent the technical and artistic peak that the Viking age inherited. This raven pendant draws from that tradition: the raven as the emblem of Odin, rendered in the dense, powerful style that defines Vendel metalwork.

Celtic Carnyx Silver Pendant — $153. The carnyx was the war horn of the ancient Celts, used from roughly 200 BC to 200 AD across Celtic Europe — played vertically with the bell shaped as a boar or dragon head. Its sound was described by Roman writers as wild and dissonant, specifically designed to terrify enemies before battle. Major finds include the Deskford Carnyx from Scotland and the Tintignac deposit in France. This pendant renders the distinctive curved form in sterling silver.

Raven Pendant Inspired by Uppåkra Finds — $212. Uppåkra in Scania, southern Sweden, is one of the largest continuously inhabited sites in Scandinavia — occupied from the Celtic Iron Age through the Viking age, yielding extraordinary concentrations of gold, silver and ritual objects. The raven finds at Uppåkra carry specific weight as evidence of active Odin cult practice at the site over centuries. This pendant draws directly from the raven forms recovered there.

Frankish S Brooch Ring in Silver with Black Spinel — $212. The S-brooch is a Merovingian/Frankish metalwork form — the decorative fastening tradition of the Frankish kingdoms that preceded the Carolingians and shaped the material culture of early medieval Europe from the 5th to 8th centuries. Translating this brooch form into a ring with a black spinel stone connects the Frankish tradition — the cultural neighbours and sometime enemies of the Viking world — to a wearable contemporary piece.

Gjallarhorn Necklace Silver Norse Mythic Horn — $247. Heimdall guards the Bifrost bridge at the edge of Asgard. His horn, the Gjallarhorn — the resounding horn — can be heard across all nine realms. He will blow it once, at Ragnarök, to summon every being to the final battle. Mentioned in both the Völuspá and the Prose Edda, this pendant renders its unmistakable curved form in sterling silver.

Viking War Horn Carnyx Earrings Sterling Silver — $271. The carnyx as a paired earring form — the same ancient Celtic war horn tradition translated into sterling silver earrings, balancing the instrument's dramatic curved profile across both ears.

Head of the Scheldt Silver Pendant — $353. A wooden beast-head ship figurehead recovered from the River Scheldt near Antwerp, Belgium — one of the most spectacular surviving pieces of Viking ship art, now held in the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. This is the dragonhead that made the drakkar terrifying: the snarling prow figure reproduced in sterling silver.

Viking Urnes Style Silver Ring with Gold Overlay — $447. Named for the Pitney find in Somerset, England — an Anglo-Scandinavian ring in the Urnes style, the final and most refined of the five Viking art styles, characterised by fluid sinuous S-curves and interlacing ribbon-bodied animals. Found in Somerset, it documents the deep penetration of Norse artistic culture into late Viking age England. Reproduced in sterling silver with gold overlay.

Aska Face Silver Pendant with Thor's Hammer & Gungnir — $1,061. Drawing from the face pendant tradition of Swedish Iron Age graves — most notably the Aska finds at Hagebyhöga in Östergötland — this pendant combines the protective face form with Mjolnir and Gungnir in a single piece: the protection of both Thor and Odin, rendered as a face that watches outward. The most complex piece in the collection.

What You'll Find in This Collection

Nine sterling silver pieces from $117 to $1,061, each with a documented source. Built to last and to mean something specific. For silver care guidance, see our Sterling Silver Care page. For ring sizing, see our Ring Size Guide.

What makes this collection different from the Historical Jewelry range?

The Historical Jewelry collection reproduces documented forms across a wide price range, for reenactors and collectors alike. The Viking Heirloom collection is the premium tier — every piece is sterling silver, finished to a higher specification, and each references either a single named archaeological object or a precise mythological source. These are collector-grade pieces intended to be worn and kept.

Is the Aska Face pendant a replica of a specific find?

It is inspired by the face pendant tradition of Iron Age Swedish grave goods, incorporating Mjolnir and Gungnir as a VKNG original interpretation rather than a direct reproduction of one specific find. The form draws from the documented Aska type; the combination of divine weapons is VKNG's own synthesis.

Can these pieces be customised?

Most designs can be adjusted through our Custom Made Jewelry service — alternative stones, specific sizing or material changes where possible.

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