Viking Earrings “Guldgubbe”

Description of the Product

These earrings depict a pair of “Guldgubbe”, one to two centimetre tall figures made of sheet gold and sometimes silver. They appear exclusively in Scandinavia and were very common in the Germanic Iron Age with over 3000 finds in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Guldgubbe were made of small, often extremely thin pieces of gold sheet and often show a pair of lovers embracing or a kissing couple. Depictions of both opposite sex and same-sex couples have been found.

The interpretations of the meaning behind these small amulets vary all the way from a fertility motif, to lovers' gifts, to an image of a pair of gods. It has been also debated that they could have been a sendoff-gift after wealthy weddings, depicting the newly-wed couple.

The Guldgubbe earrings are made from high quality bronze, and come as a pair. They can be worn as a perfect accessory for historical reenactment of the Iron and Viking Ages, LARP costumes or as everyday jewelry. Guldgubbe earrings are also a perfect little love gift because of their amorous theme of the kissing couple.

• Earrings made after historical gold amulets
• Guldgubbe often show a pair of lovers embracing or a kissing couple
• Made of high-quality bronze
• Size: 4,5 x 1,5 cm including ear hook
• Perfect accessory for historical reenactment, LARP or as a love gift
• Sold as a pair (2)