Viking Money Bangle

This massive Viking bangle is made according to a discovery by Skaill on the orkneys and dates to the time around 800 to 1000 AD.

In 1858, a boy named David Linklater found a few pieces of silver in the earth while digging. Soon he was surrounded by a multitude of people. Together, they excavated more than a hundred items and immediately held the largest Viking-era treasure ever found in Scotland.

The Viking bangle of Skaill with a simple and distinctive embossment is cast from bronze and carefully polished. The bracelet is also available in silver plated. Alloy...

The Viking arm from Skaill is easy to bend and is particularly suitable for the strong wrist with its size

Dimensions large Viking cuff: 8.5 x 7.5 x 1 cm. Scope of delivery: 21 to 23 cm.

In the Viking era such bracelets were used not only as jewelery, but also as a means of payment, which is why this kind of bracelet is also called a money-bangle.
The Viking thus carried his wallet almost at his wrist and broke off a larger or smaller piece as required, which was then paid for.