viking drinking horn aegisjalmur dark Vikingkralen & baardkralen People used it to skin

People used it to skin animals after hunting

for example paintings of the Medici family

Het messingen beslag op de schede is gebaseerd op originelen in het Museum Valkhof te Nijmegen

The original was probably made around 75 AD and was found in the territory of the powerful tribe of the Iceni

and weighs 225 grams

viking drinking horn aegisjalmur dark Vikingkralen & baardkralen People used it to skinThis drinking horn with stand is beautifully decorated with an Aegisjalmur motif. Aegisjalmur, or Helmet of Awe, is a powerful symbol of Norse mythology and can be seen in manuscripts from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century. The name is derived from the god Aegir, god of the seas of Jotunheim, the land of the ice giants. In the Edda, the dragon Fafnir says that he is invincible because he wears this symbol. Many Vikings wore this symbol during