Ostrogothic Eagle Bracer.

There are several Eagle Broochs from the ancient Goths in archeology. Eagle was a sacred spirit for Gothic tribes, maybe something imported from their travels in eastern Europe or western Asia. An animal also sacred to Wotan in later times. Even in Xtian times, Goths were worshipping the eagle as a sacred animal. We though that the sons of Gaut still being unconsciously heathens...


The bracer above is painted with gold tincture (not the same as golden tincture), it is based on the Ostrogothic Domagnano treasure from the 6th century CE.

Hugin ok Munin

Some pyrography for today's blog. Hugin and Munin, Odin's Ravens, or if you want: Wisdom and Memory. They fly everyday around the nine worlds and later they return to their owner to inform Him about all the things viewed in their travels.


The other ornaments in the box are inspired in the classic Oseberg style, related with the burial treasure found in Tønsberg (Norway), dated in 9th century CE. The front Fylfot its based in a Gothic eagle brooch made in the Balkans in 4th century CE. It has also a Runic inscription extracted from the Elder Edda's Grimnismál, st 20:

Huginn ok Muninn fljúga hverjan dag Jörmungrund yfir; óumk ek of Hugin at hann aftr né komit, þó sjámk meir um Munin.

Translation:

Hugin and Munin fly each day over the spacious earth. I fear for Hugin, that he come not back, yet more anxious am I for Munin.

Hope you like it.