This pendant in the shape of a wolf skull is based on historical designs from northern Europe and Celtic regions. In many pre-Christian societies, the wolf had an exceptional status: as a wild animal living on the outskirts of human settlements, it embodied strength, endurance and social order, but also proximity to untamed nature.
The wolf-head pendant captures the symbolism of pagan thought in a pure, simple form and expresses the close relationship of pre-Christian societies to their natural environment.
A timeless piece of jewellery for those interested in archaeology, paganism and traditional symbolism.
- Matrial: bronze
- Dimensions: 3 × 1,7 × 0,9 cm
Black leather cord included.
For Germanic tribes, the wolf had a particularly martial and mythological significance. It was considered a symbol of the warrior: fierce, fearless, unbridled. Ulfhednar (warriors dressed in wolf skins) believed that in battle they took on the strength and fury of the wolf.
Germanic tribes saw wolves as guides for the fallen on the battlefield, and the god Odin (Wotan) was accompanied by two wolves, Geri ("greedy") and Freki ("ravenous"), who personified combat, death, and insatiable hunger.
Among the Celts , the wolf had a more natural and partly protective role. It was considered a guardian of the forests and a guide between worlds, connected to another world - the realm of the gods and ancestors. Goddesses such as Morrígan or regional mother deities were closely associated with wolves.
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