In 2012, a small bronze figure was discovered on the Danish island of Funen — and it changed how historians understand the depiction of women in Viking Age art. Dated to around 800 AD, it now resides in the National Museum of Denmark. This is a faithful reproduction of that original.
 
The figure is 7 cm tall. She wears a long robe and carries her hair in a knotted ponytail. In her right hand: a raised sword. In her left: a shield. The pose is active, not passive. This is a Valkyrie — one of Odin's chosen, tasked with walking the battlefield and selecting the worthy dead for Valhalla.
 
For the Norse people, small figurines like this held genuine spiritual significance. Kept in homes, worn as pendants or brooches, or placed in sacred spaces — they were a direct connection to the divine. A Valkyrie figure might have been a warrior's prayer for a worthy death, or the mark of devotion to a rarely-worshipped cult. Nobody knows for certain. That uncertainty is part of what makes it powerful.
 
Specifications:
Material: Bronze
Height: 7 cm (approx. 2.7")
 
Note: Each piece is cast individually, so minor surface variations are part of what makes it genuine. Product photos are representative only, and slight differences in color, texture, and small details may occur.