VIKING COIL RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 10 4/12/22 incorporating the popular roped theme

incorporating the popular roped theme

The coil or helix was a favorite form for Vikings and evidently held supernatural significance to them

This example

Probably made for youth training as a warrior

Raised lenticular form bezel with a flat top and rounded edges

VIKING COIL RING C.850-1050 AD, SIZE 10 4/12/22 incorporating the popular roped themeRare variation of a favorite Viking form. The coil or helix was a favorite Viking figure which probably had spiritual significance. Evidently the coil or overlapping form was used to avoid the closed circle form. By contrast, Viking wedding rings were always of the closed circular form, sometimes with a spiral or helix superimposed. This example represents an extreme with two full circles, each dramatically swelled at the top with low medial ridges.