Product description
This magnificent luxury Viking torque is crafted after an archaeological find of a torque from the Viking Age, dated to approximately 900 AD. The torque was discovered in the Viking grave of Eskilstuna in Södermanland, Sweden. Multiple torques were present in the grave. It features a clasp at the back.
The Torque: from Indo-European oath ring to ornament. The torque is known as a typically Celtic ornament, 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 likely originated in 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 fell out of use. Germans opted for ring forms such as bracelet and rings. In the Viking Age, the torc returned in the form of silver and bronze neck rings.
