VIKING JARL WITH SWORD 10th-12th century AD A carved stone figure of a bearded man wearing a circlet, holding a sword pointing downwards; on the reverse visible hair and clothes details. 17 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). Fair condition, some parts chipped. [No Reserve] Provenance Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Footnotes A jarl is a title held by a territorial chieftain in Viking Age Scandinavia, ranking only below a Konung (king). The title signifies a leader, a sort of chieftain, and the original form of the nobility title of earl, but considered next in rank to the king.
VIKING JARL WITH SWORD 10th-12th century AD A carved stone figure of a bearded man wearing a circlet, holding a sword pointing downwards; on the reverse visible hair and clothes details. 17 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). Fair condition, some parts chipped. [No Reserve] Provenance Property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. Footnotes A jarl is a title held by a territorial chieftain in Viking Age Scandinavia, ranking only below a Konung (king). The title signifies a leader, a sort of chieftain, and the original form of the nobility title of earl, but considered next in rank to the king.
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