700-1100 AD, Viking Age. A bronze coiled ring with ttwisted railing ends and lozenge-shaped central plate bearing a line of applied granulations, intended to evoke the form of a snake. In Norse mythology, Jormungand (pronounced “YOUR-mun-gand;” Old Norse Jörmungandr, “Great Beast”), also called the “Midgard Serpent,” is a snake or dragon who lives in the ocean that surrounds Midgard, the visible world. He was so enormous that his body forms a circle around the entirety of Midgard. He is one of the three children of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, along with Hel and Fenrir. Excellent condition; beautiful patina; Size: L:8 1/4mm / W:Q1/2mm ; 8.5g; Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market before 2000.