Valkyrie amulet based on an original from Tissø, Denmark, approx. 800-1050 AD. The original is in the National Museum in Copenhagen. Female characters like this are referred to as Valkyries, although the meaning is not entirely clear. They are also interpreted as goddesses, norns, sorceresses (Völva). Cast bronze with eyelet for leather cord or chain on the back. Approx. 2 x 4 cm.