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The pendant cross motifs suggest that the woman may have been an early convert to Christianity. [2] The find was declared treasure by the UK Government and was valued at £145,050. [5] A fundraising campaign to buy the pendant for the Norwich Castle Museum by the Friends of Norwich Museum achieved its goal in June 2018. The pendant is on ...
A silver-gilded Thor's hammer found in Scania, Sweden, that once belonged to the collection of Baron Claes Kurck.. Mjölnir (UK: / ˈ m j ɒ l n ɪər / MYOL-neer, US: / ˈ m j ɔː l n ɪər / MYAWL-neer; [1] from Old Norse Mjǫllnir [ˈmjɔlːnir]) is the hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings.
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, with the collar of the order (portrait in c. 1450 by Rogier van der Weyden). The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish: Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, [1] German: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, [2] to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal.