ukko ax hammeramulet ylipaa 9th century bronze Armets This replica jewel is cast

This replica jewel is cast in one piece

The originals are made of gold

Width 55 cm

amidst the snow

Dresses like this were worn during the Middle Ages as an underdress during the colder months

ukko ax hammeramulet ylipaa 9th century bronze Armets This replica jewel is castThis amulet is modeled on a Viking Age pendant found at Ylip near Lieto in Finland and dating to around 800 AD. It depicts the Ukonvasara, the ax hammer of the Finnish thunder god Ukko. Unlike the Western Scandinavians, the Finns in the Viking Age did not carry a Thor's hammer, but this similarly shaped amulet, also called Ukonkirves (axe of Ukko) like Thor's hammer, it was supposed to summon lightning and thunder. Ukko was the high god of Finnish