Tortoise Brooches, BJ 539, Birka Beanie The image is a reproduction

The image is a reproduction of a picture stone found at Rikvide burial field in Gotland

The original bracelet was a part of a treasure find from Grötlingbo Mårtens in Gotland

The final archaeological report was finished in 2016 and in it it was concluded that the two nearly identical pendants that were found most likely depicted Loki

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Tortoise Brooches, BJ 539, Birka Beanie The image is a reproductionFREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A pair of carefully handmade and detailed bronze reproductions of the 9th Century tortoise brooches found in grave Bj539 in Birka, Sweden. Tortoise brooches (dress brooches) are worn in pairs on the front of a Viking woman's dress. It was customary to suspend a string of beads and charms between them. Grimfrost made the brooches for the Birka Museum's 2020 Exhibition where a number of graves were fully recreated. The brooches