Product description
This beautiful luxury Viking torque is made after an archaeological find of a torque from the Viking Age, dated to approximately 900 AD. The torque was found in the Viking grave of Eskilstuna in Södermanland, Sweden. Several torques were present in the grave. It has a clasp at the back.
The Torque: from Indo-European oath ring to jewellery. The torque is known as a typical Celtic jewel, but was also worn by other Indo-European peoples such as Germans, Scythians, Thracians and even Romans. This tradition began around 1200 BC and lasted well into Roman times. Torques probably originated in the Indo-European steppe culture. They may have served as oath rings, connected to oath-bound reciprocity. Wearing a torque symbolized loyalty to a deity, tribe or leader. During the migration period, the 'Celtic' torques disappeared from use. Germans chose ring forms such as bracelet and rings. In the Viking Age, the torc returned in the form of silver and bronze neck rings.
