Get ready for the Jorvik Festival!!!
The Vikings is a collective name given to the Nordic people including the Danes, Swedes and Norwegians.
Vikings were great explorers and through a mixture of conquest and trade, the whole of Europe and further afield has felt their impact. Vikings were skilled in many forms of art and craft. Scandinavian art consisted of patterns of interlinking animals twisting or gripping each other, the interest in animal styles continued throughout the Viking period changing only as it was influenced by art from outside Scandinavia. Viking pattern still influence our modern craftsmen to make stunning Viking jewellery, and through them the tradition continues. When shopping with us you know that you are getting quality craftsmen work on Viking Jewellery for the Best value.
Valknut : The Valknut is a symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles. Valknut triangles = Strength. Triangles are the strongest shape! Any weight placed on them is evenly distributed between all three sides.
Odin : In Norse mythology, the solemn ruler of the gods. He was god of wisdom, healing, poetry, farming and war.
Thor was the Norse god of strength, thunder, war and storms, the son of Odin. He was armed with a hammer called Mjolnir, and wore an enchanted belt that doubled his strength.
In Norse mythology, Huginn ("thought") and Muninn ("memory" or "mind") are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin.