The impressive dam amulet is one of only two examples to be found in England. Almost identical pendants with representations of predatory animals in the Borre style are, however, particularly well known in Scandinavia, z. B. from the Vårby, Tissoe and Haithabu hoard, where a mold for a prize trailer was even found.
The second of the great art styles of the Viking Age is known as the Borre style and owes its name to the finding of Borre's grave in Vestfold, Norway. The Borre style dates from the 9th to 10th centuries and represents the second phase of the Norse prey animal style. The borre style was particularly popular in eastern Scandinavia and is represented by mirror-symmetrical motifs, often expressed in braided band ornamentation, such as interlocking ring chains and pretzel knots, featuring various mythical animals and animals of prey. often intertwined with the knot. The Germanic animal style...