The Viking Cross Necklace

Hope and Light In a World of Darkness

The Original Iron Cross

We show above the original iron cross we bought at auction. The metal was oxidized by the passage of time. Our jeweler built a loop at the top to allow us to suspend the cross from a chain. Our jeweler did a great job matching the blacksmith’s hammer marks..

This is a 1,000-year-old Christian cross found in Viking era Europe. Originally made at a time when the Vikings were leaving the old ways and embracing Christianity. The original was iron hand-hewn by a blacksmith with hammer and anvil…heated coals with sparks flying. It was made for someone in his village, a symbol of hope and light in a world of darkness.

The iron cross is part of our store’s collection of ancient artifacts. As I hold the original, I imagine the man or woman who owned it attending Sunday services and a lifetime of Easter Sundays and how important this cross was to them.

The silver and gold Christian crosses we are offering were made from the original iron cross. The cross is a magnificent relic. It is rustic, real and rich. It has character and a deep soul-satisfying chunky fullness. It possesses a wonderful weight and presence that you can truly feel as you wear it. It’s unlike anything you or I have ever seen in a Christian cross.

This Cross represents a pivotal point in Christian history a thousand years after the birth of Christ and a thousand years before our present era.

If you were here and could hold this cross in your hand and feel its weight and power you would know, you would understand what it represents in the grand sweep of history and the importance it possesses in the 21st century. This cross can be worn by a man or woman. Men may prefer a longer chain like 20” or 24”. Obviously the price changes with a longer chain.

A Serious Bold Cross

Yes, this is a chunky, bold cross. It has weight and heft in either silver or gold. We make it both ways. Can be worn by a man or woman, not too big, not too small. It’s a serious statement of faith.

I bought the original cross at an international antiquities auction. I loved its raw hand-hammered look. I had an opportunity to hold the cross before the auction. I was surprised at its heft and how solid it was. I could feel its seriousness of presence and its potential meaning to an individual from a thousand years ago.

We made a master of the cross and have duplicated it in both silver and gold. We’ve been deeply impressed with how this cross looks and feels. People love it.