{"product_id":"freyja-necklace-in-sterling-silver","title":"Freya Necklace in Sterling Silver","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFreya Necklace in Sterling Silver\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA piece of history around your neck\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Freya\u003c\/strong\u003e pendant is based on a find in 1893 in the damaged boat grave III in Tuna\/Alsike in Sweden. It is dated to the Viking Age (Arne 1934, 26-28, Taf VII).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original pendant was in gilded bronze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is believed to represent the Goddess Freya because of the necklace she is wearing. Refer to the poem\u003cstrong\u003e Trymskvida\u003c\/strong\u003e, that is worth a read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a great find and it gives us a good insight into the clothing of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Freya pendant is in:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSterling Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33 mm high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 mm wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAround 10 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also available in \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBronze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHandmade in \u003cstrong\u003eValhallas Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e workshop in Northern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreya is the Goddess of love and fruitfulness. It is known to call on her for help in love affairs. She owns the homestead in heaven known as\u003cstrong\u003e Folkvangar\u003c\/strong\u003e and whenever she rides into battle she claims half of the slain warriors and Odin the other half, as it says here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolkvangar's where\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreya decides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewho shall sit where in the hall;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehalf the slain every day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eshe chooses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand Odin his half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Snorri Sturluson\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valhallas silver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30941497294941,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/0630\/3069\/files\/background-editor_output_90f91ec6-99df-4d4b-a9b7-6c11fbbfafdc.png?v=1766918639","url":"https:\/\/valhallassilver.shop\/products\/freyja-necklace-in-sterling-silver","provider":"Valhallas Silver","version":"1.0","type":"link"}