Viking Drakkar Silver Pendant – The Spirit of the Northern Voyagers

Silver Viking Longship Pendant – The Spirit of the Northern Voyagers

A ship, a horizon, and the call of distant lands.

Inspired by the famous Scandinavian vessels, this silver pendant depicts a Viking longship sailing the waves, all sails set.

Its embossed design reveals many details: the prow carved into a dragon's head, the shields lined up along the hull, the large sail, and the stylized waves. The whole is set within a circular medallion with a resolutely Nordic character.

Far more than just a boat, the Viking ship evokes an entire era of voyages, exploration, and daring.

These remarkable vessels allowed Scandinavian voyagers to traverse the seas and navigate up rivers, opening routes to sometimes very distant territories.

With its slightly patinated appearance that highlights the relief, this pendant possesses the charm of jewelry inspired by ancient goldsmithing.

A distinctive piece of jewelry for enthusiasts of Nordic history, Viking symbols, and great adventures.

• Silver

• Design: embossed Viking longship

• Openwork circular pendant

• Contrasting finish highlighting the details

• Height: 4 cm

• Delivered in a Templar Soul gift box

For those who keep the spirit of the great voyagers, even far from the sea.

Where does the word drakkar come from?

It is a 19th-century French invention intended to give a Scandinavian ring to ships with an animal-shaped figurehead, often a dragon. In fact, the word drakkar is not known in any Scandinavian language. Museums in the Nordic countries dedicated to Viking civilization do not use it. In practice, the figurehead was often used, by metonymy, to refer to the entire ship. There were bison, rams, serpents, and, by far the most, dragons. In Old Norse, the dragon is called dreki (plural: drekar).

This is surely where the word drakkar comes from, the second k having evidently been added to make it sound more authentic, more wild.