TROLL CROSS sterling silver pendant
HAND CARVED STERLING SILVER (OXIDIZED) TROLL CROSS PENDANT
In Sweden, as well as Norway, a trollkors or troll cross is a bent piece of iron worn as an amulet to ward off malevolent magic. Although commonly thought of as a part of Swedish folklore, it was first created—as an item of jewelry—by the smith Kari Erlands from western Dalarna, sometime in the late 1990s. It was claimed to have been copied by a protective rune found at her parents' farm, but this has not been verified. However, it does bear some resemblance to the othala rune in the Elder Futhark.
- MATERIAL: sterling silver
- FINISH: oxidized
- Hand carved
- Length: ca. 4-4,5 cm (1.58 in)
- AVAILABLE WITH OR WITHOUT SILVER CHAIN!!! A 50 cm (19.7 in) oxidized silver chain is available as option.
The hand formed symbol has been highly textured then darkened and buffed to add to its dark and rustic look.
Also called a Trollkors, a Troll Cross is said to ward off the dangerous sorts of magics. In particular, they ward off evil trolls, which are admittedly a big problem in Norse mythology.
Unlike our other runes, there’s not a strong archeological record of the Troll Cross in Norse graves. In fact, it was reportedly first created by a smith from Dalarna, Sweden in the 1990s. Kari Erlands turned the symbol into jewelry after reportedly finding it in her grandparents’ home.
In fact, the symbol does strongly resemble the Odal or Othala rune – and it would make sense that Kari might have found that in her grandparents’ home: it’s the symbol for, ‘estate, heritage, or inheritance.’ Prior to the 20th century, it was often used to denote the home, family, and all that came with it. Kari said that she found it in her grandparents’ barn and it was a common symbol in their day to put it around where the cows were to protect them from trolls. That report has never been verified and it’s caused a lot of skeptical speculation among folklorists. But there is another reason why it raises even more eyebrows in the modern era.
Darkwood Jewelry is inspired by magic, nature, the mysterious aspects of history, traditional handcrafts and the esoteric.
Every Darkwood item is carefully hand-crafted and therefore unique.
Please note that due to its handmade nature, your personal piece might slightly differ from the one showed on the product page. We hope that you enjoy these individualized differences in your piece, made with passion by human hands.
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All the pieces are shipped from Warsaw, Poland. All packages are shipped with registered priority mail (a registered letter or a parcel), which includes tracking (some countries no longer offer tracking for registered mail).
