700-1100 AD, Viking Age. A heavy bronze twisted bracelet comprising several strands of bronze woven together with flattened loop terminals decorated with incised cross hatch lines 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:60mm / W:70mm ; 55g; Provenance: Important London collection of Ancient art; formed in 1970s then passed by descent.