700-1100 AD, Viking Age. A heavy silver twisted bracelet comprising several strands of silver woven together with tapering terminals meant evoke the form of a snake. In Norse mythology, Jormungand (pronounced “YOUR-mun-gand;” Old Norse Jörmungandr, “Great Beast”), also called the “Midgard Serpent,” is a snake or dragon who lives in the ocean that surrounds Midgard, the visible world. He was so enormous that his body forms a circle around the entirety of Midgard. He is one of the three children of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, along with Hel and Fenrir. Excellent condition; Size: L:70mm / W:70mm ; 30.2g; Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.