VIKING SHIELD RING C.900-1100 AD, SIZE 7 1/2 10/19/21 The form of the wings

The form of the wings replicates the shape of the lituus reinforcing the connection with the augur or priest

thus probably dating this example to the earlier part of the period

The upper half with a thick twist or roped motif on the sides

The band width from 3

VIKING SHIELD RING C.900-1100 AD, SIZE 7 1/2 10/19/21 The form of the wingsGilt bronze, size 7 1 2 with some slack allowed by the overlapping tip band, characteristic for Viking rings. Diamond shaped bezel stipple engraved with double line and stipple borders and a double line and stipple saltire centered. The saltire is a Christian symbol. Vikings borrowed Christian symbols including the cross, for decoration long before their conversion in the late 11th century. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface