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Double Axe - Pendant, Pewter

Once the double axe was the main weapon of Nordic warriors and was used offensively as well as defensively. Its proper use required intensive training and a natural talent for axe-combat and therefore a master of the double axe was esteemed by friend and foe. For the spiritual warrior the axe symbolized absolute control over the own mind and complete self-awareness, because it cuts the veil of self-deception into pieces with its blade and unsheathes the true causes and motives.
 
This pendant is made of pewter, a shiny, soft metal which is very malleable and has a good tarnish resistance. Artists and craftsmen used pewter quite early (dinnerware, sculptures, household articles, pewter figures, jewelry) and hence pewter jewelry has a long tradition. The word pewter is probably a variation of the word spelter, a colloquial name for the same metal.