Bracelet, Torslunda, Golden Steel

Leather bracelet with five plates based on the ancient Torslunda bronze plates. They date to the 550-800 AD and display scenes from tales and mythology. The plates in the bracelet are:

Plate 1 and 5: A man standing between two bears. He holds a dagger in his left hand and a sword in his right that is thrusted into one of the bears.

Plate 2 and 4: Two warriors wearing helmets with boar crests. They carry spears and swords.

Center plate 3: A dancing man who is believed to be Odin (his right eye is missing). He wears a horned head-dress and carries a spear. To his left stands a man wearing a wolf skin with a spear in his hand.

Link to the original plates: Swedish History Museum