bracteate alu modern Runestone from Skråmsta

Runestone from Skråmsta

Several thick wires are forged tightly together with thinner filigree wires to create a tightly woven piece that ends in dragon heads from Gotland

Illustrations: 22 B/W illustrations

Translator: Annie Prime

bracteate alu modern Runestone from SkråmstaA fantastic, large size reproduction of one the most famous bracteates. It depicts a figure on a horse, possibly Odin, and the magical runic inscription ALU. Handmade, made of Fibre reinforced cast and painted to resemble ancient bronze by a Swedish artist. It makes a great centrepiece on any wall, shelf, table or shrine. A bracteate is a flat, thin, single sided gold coin that was worn as jewelry, mainly among the Germanic tribes of the Migration