{"product_id":"perle-viking-rune-isa-bronze","title":"Viking Rune Bead Isa: The Ice That Stops Everything","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIsa, the ice — a single stroke, and complete stillness\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vertical stroke, nothing more, engraved in an oval cartouche on a \u003cstrong\u003ebeard and hair bead\u003c\/strong\u003e made of bronze-patinated alloy. \u003cem\u003eIsa\u003c\/em\u003e is the most stripped-down sign of the Elder Futhark, and its shape says exactly what it names: nothing moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind this model in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/perles-viking-barbe-cheveux\"\u003ecollection of Viking beard and hair beads\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat sets this beard bead apart\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe most minimalist design of the entire alphabet: a single stem, without any branch or oblique line — the rune is recognizable from a distance, even on a ten-millimeter piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA sign of stopping rather than misfortune: ice suspends, it does not destroy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA slide-on, not a clasp:\u003c\/b\u003e the bead is slipped onto the strand before braiding. The fullness of the braid holds it in place, so there is nothing that can break.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eApprox. 6 mm hole:\u003c\/b\u003e the only criterion that truly matters. It must be a little narrower than the finished braid, and a little wider than the loose lock of hair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e Zinc alloy, bronze-patinated finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eInner hole:\u003c\/b\u003e approx. 6 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e approx. 10 mm high, 8 mm in diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eWear:\u003c\/b\u003e beard, mustache, or hair, on a braided lock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSold:\u003c\/b\u003e individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three runic poems agree for once, and all insist on the same thing: the \u003cstrong\u003edeceptive beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e of ice. The Anglo-Saxon poem describes it as “very cold and immeasurably slippery,” shining “like jewels,” a floor made by frost. The Norwegian poem adds the driest formula in the corpus: it is crossed by covering it with sand. In a world where winter blocked the fjords and immobilized ships for six months of the year, Isa named the most mundane and restrictive thing imaginable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more, our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/coiffure-viking\"\u003eViking hairstyle guide\u003c\/a\u003e details cuts, braids, and beards, with sources provided, and our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/futhark-ancien-alphabet-runique-viking-complet\"\u003eFuthark alphabet guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers every sign one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete your series\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-eihwaz-bronze\"\u003eViking Rune Eihwaz Bead: the Yew, the Tree that Does Not Die\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-perthro-bronze\"\u003eViking Rune Perthro Bead: the one whose Meaning No One Knows\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-fehu-bronze\"\u003eViking Rune Fehu Bead: Wealth that Moves\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57913620169086,"sku":"LCV-PERLE-RUNEISABRONZE","price":7.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/perle-viking-rune-isa-bronze-ambiance.jpg?v=1787662034","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/perle-viking-rune-isa-bronze","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}