Ca. 900-1100 ADA bronze twisted bracelet comprising several strands of bronze woven together with looped terminals meant evoke the form of a snake. In Norse mythology, Jormungand, 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.Size: L:74.2mm / W:53.2mm ; 20gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.