Oak wood chandelier with 4 horse heads

Oak wood chandelier with 4 horse heads

Replica horse head chandelier, made of oak wood.
Locations found in Scandinavia and Central Europe.

The horse (in the form of Sleipnir) was always an attribute of Odin - as a wind horse it also represented the compass rose.

The four heads may refer to the four cardinal directions, which in turn refer to the celestial dwarfs North, East, South and West, as we still find them in the Viking Age.
The documented finds in Yugoslavia could be attributed to the Migration Period of the Visigoths.
The chandelier was probably used for cultic purposes in connection with Odin or Thor, with wishes for good weather, fertility of the fields, or good weather for seafaring...!

Its large distribution area therefore suggests a great cultic significance.
Much ancient knowledge and tradition was lost through Christianization.

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The renewed distribution of this chandelier is intended to revive an almost forgotten piece of folk art and pagan tradition, thus bringing old, almost forgotten customs back to life.
The chandelier was carved from four pieces of oak. Carving it requires a great deal of time and expertise in this craft, as the four pieces must fit together precisely, crosswise, and everything must be perfectly symmetrical!

A quality that is worth its price...

• Height: approx. 24 cm
• Width / Diameter: approx. 16 cm

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