{"product_id":"collier-kolovrat-roue-ajouree-slave-acier","title":"Openwork Kolovrat Necklace, Slavic Sun Wheel — Steel","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn openwork wheel\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe curved spokes of the \u003cstrong\u003eKolovrat\u003c\/strong\u003e are fully openwork here: light passes through, and the pendant remains lightweight despite its 3 cm diameter. Stainless steel, on a 60 cm braided chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSlavic, not Scandinavian\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name says it all: \u003cem\u003ekolo\u003c\/em\u003e, the wheel, and \u003cem\u003evrat\u003c\/em\u003e, the rotation. The Kolovrat belongs to the \u003cstrong\u003eSlavic\u003c\/strong\u003e repertoire, brought back into circulation by Eastern European neo-pagan movements in the 20th century. It is very often sold as a \"Viking symbol\"—it is not. The North has its own solar motifs, attested as far back as the Scandinavian Bronze Age, but this is not one of them. We prefer to sell this pendant for what it is. Our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/symboles-vikings-signification-guide-complet\" title=\"Guide des symboles vikings\"\u003eguide to Viking symbols\u003c\/a\u003e sorts out the attested from the invented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy so much confusion between Slavic and Nordic\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two worlds actually crossed paths, which explains the misunderstanding. The \u003cstrong\u003eVarangians\u003c\/strong\u003e—Scandinavians—traveled down Russian rivers to Byzantium and Baghdad; they founded trading posts in Novgorod and Kiev, and the \u003cem\u003ePrimary Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e makes Rurik, a Varangian chieftain, the ancestor of the princes of Rus'. There was indeed contact, trade, and marriages. But the symbols did not mingle for all that: the Kolovrat belongs to a Slavic repertoire reconstituted in the 20th century, not to what the Varangians wore. We prefer to say so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe openwork design\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eight spokes are cut out, allowing light to pass through and significantly lightening the piece. Approx. 3 cm in diameter, stainless steel, 60 cm braided chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e stainless steel, does not tarnish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendant:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 3 cm in diameter, openwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eChain:\u003c\/strong\u003e braided link, 60 cm, lobster clasp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"60 cm","offer_id":57863947747710,"sku":"200000639:884;200001034:361180#WJ131","price":25.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/collier-kolovrat-roue-ajouree-slave-buste-bois.jpg?v=1787071130","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/collier-kolovrat-roue-ajouree-slave-acier","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}