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SCANDINAVIA. Anglo-Danish. A large bronze stirrup mount. 9th-10th centuries AD. (5.2 cm). With two piercings at back with pins still present and one hole in the finial. On the mount, an image of two wolves, probably Hati and Sköll, the wolves that chase Sol. Brown patina, some roughness. Website shipping rates do not apply.
From the Rolling Hill Collection of Viking Artefacts.
The Norse wolves of darkness, Sköll (one who mocks) will be the one that will devour the Sun, while his brother Hati (one who hates) will swallow the Moon.
From the Rolling Hill Collection of Viking Artefacts.
The Norse wolves of darkness, Sköll (one who mocks) will be the one that will devour the Sun, while his brother Hati (one who hates) will swallow the Moon.