A rare Viking Age scabbard chape, Borre style 1b, with an image of Odin.
The way the head entwines with the frame is very similar to other patterns depicting Odin hanging on Yggdrasil. The furrows on the figure’s sides make Him appear emaciated, after hanging nine nights on Yggdrasil.
On one side, the right eye is removed. On the other, while the eyes are still asymmetrical, perhaps it’s intended to depict Odin before and after He sacrificed His eye. A wolf head appears at His feet.
The overall style of the figure is also quite similar to Alemannic depictions of Wuotan, with the knotted hair more in line with Scandinavian Borre-style art. The face appears as though it could be wearing an ocular helmet.
Found in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 9-10th Century. This is one of four examples of this type I know of. ᚬ
The way the head entwines with the frame is very similar to other patterns depicting Odin hanging on Yggdrasil. The furrows on the figure’s sides make Him appear emaciated, after hanging nine nights on Yggdrasil.
On one side, the right eye is removed. On the other, while the eyes are still asymmetrical, perhaps it’s intended to depict Odin before and after He sacrificed His eye. A wolf head appears at His feet.
The overall style of the figure is also quite similar to Alemannic depictions of Wuotan, with the knotted hair more in line with Scandinavian Borre-style art. The face appears as though it could be wearing an ocular helmet.
Found in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 9-10th Century. This is one of four examples of this type I know of. ᚬ
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A rare Viking Age scabbard chape, Borre style 1b, with an image of Odin.
The way the head entwines with the frame is very similar to other patterns depicting Odin hanging on Yggdrasil. The furrows on the figure’s sides make Him appear emaciated, after hanging nine nights on Yggdrasil.
On one side, the right eye is removed. On the other, while the eyes are still asymmetrical, perhaps it’s intended to depict Odin before and after He sacrificed His eye. A wolf head appears at His feet.
The overall style of the figure is also quite similar to Alemannic depictions of Wuotan, with the knotted hair more in line with Scandinavian Borre-style art. The face appears as though it could be wearing an ocular helmet.
Found in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 9-10th Century. This is one of four examples of this type I know of. ᚬ
The way the head entwines with the frame is very similar to other patterns depicting Odin hanging on Yggdrasil. The furrows on the figure’s sides make Him appear emaciated, after hanging nine nights on Yggdrasil.
On one side, the right eye is removed. On the other, while the eyes are still asymmetrical, perhaps it’s intended to depict Odin before and after He sacrificed His eye. A wolf head appears at His feet.
The overall style of the figure is also quite similar to Alemannic depictions of Wuotan, with the knotted hair more in line with Scandinavian Borre-style art. The face appears as though it could be wearing an ocular helmet.
Found in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 9-10th Century. This is one of four examples of this type I know of. ᚬ
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