Kolovrat Necklace, Slavic Solar Wheel — Steel
Specifications
| Color | Silver |
| Material | Stainless steel |
| Style | Pendant, Chain |
| For | Unisex |
- Material: stainless steel
- Color: silver
- Design: eight-armed Kolovrat, engraved circle
- Chain: braided 60 cm chain
- Clasp: lobster clasp
- Diameter: about 3 cm
A wheel that turns with the sun
At the center of the medallion, the Kolovrat: an eight-spoked wheel with curved arms, deeply engraved and blackened, encircled by a ring of characters. Stainless steel, approximately 3 cm, on a 60 cm braided chain.
Slavic, not Scandinavian
The name tells the story: kolo, the wheel, and vrat, the rotation. The Kolovrat belongs to the Slavic repertoire, brought back into circulation by Eastern European neo-pagan movements in the 20th century. It is often sold as a "Viking symbol"—it is not. The North has its own solar motifs, even older, dating back to the Scandinavian Bronze Age. We prefer to sell this pendant for what it actually is. Our guide to Viking symbols separates the attested from the invented.
The North's solar wheels, on the other hand, are ancient
Since we state that the Kolovrat is not Scandinavian, it is worth specifying what is. The Tanum petroglyphs in Sweden, a UNESCO World Heritage site, show solar disks pulled by horses as early as the Bronze Age—around 1000 BC. The Trundholm sun chariot, found in Denmark in 1902, is the bronze version of this: a disk gilded on one side and dark on the other, pulled by a horse on six wheels. Day and night, the same star, two faces. That is where the true solar wheel of the North lies—much older than the Vikings themselves.
Pendant features
3 cm diameter medallion in stainless steel, with the motif deeply engraved and blackened to stand out against the polished steel. The 60 cm braided chain easily supports its weight.
Specifications
- Material: stainless steel, does not tarnish
- Pendant: approximately 3 cm in diameter
- Chain: braided link, 60 cm, lobster clasp
Is the Kolovrat a Viking symbol?
No, it's Slavic — and we'd rather say so. The Kolovrat is an eight-armed sun wheel from the Slavic repertoire, popularized by Eastern European neopagan movements in the 20th century. The Scandinavians have their own sun wheels, but this isn't the same motif.
What does this wheel represent?
The movement of the sun: “kolo” means wheel and “vrat” means rotation. It's a symbol of cycles and renewal.
How big is it?
A medallion about 3 cm in diameter, on a 60 cm braided chain.
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