700-1100 AD, Viking Age. Gold pendant with circular, triple-ribbed suspension loop and disc-shaped medallion decorated with a filigree prancing dragon motif. In Norse mythology, Jormungand (pronounced “YOUR-mun-gand;” Old Norse Jörmungandr, “Great Beast”), also called the “Midgard Serpent,” is a snake or dragon who lives in the ocean that surrounds Midgard, the visible world. He was so enormous that his body forms a circle around the entirety of Midgard. He is one of the three children of Loki and the giantess Angrboda, along with Hel and Fenrir. Excellent condition; wearable; Size: L:38.3mm / W:32.7mm ; 6.83g; Provenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1970s.