YGGDRASIL & JÖRMUNGANDR MEDALLION PENDANT - STAINLESS STEEL

Yggdrasil Necklace Ringed by the Jörmungandr Serpent

I cast this one thick, with Jörmungandr wrapping the whole way around the outside, scale by scale, until the circle closes. Inside sits Yggdrasil, the world tree, worked in a gold tone so it stands clear of the heavy steel. It runs on a woven chain, and I made it heavy enough on purpose. It hangs flat and holds still against the chest. It does not swing around. It sits where you put it and holds.

Every part of it is solid 316L steel, built to keep its finish through anything you put it through. It will not rust, fade, or turn your skin. Wear it in the shower, on the job, out in the weather. It asks nothing of you and it does not wear thin. It only settles in.

The tree is about roots, about standing firm when things get rough. The serpent is a circle that has no last link to break. Together they stand for the things that keep going, the ones that outlast the noise. I make this for the man who anchors his own life. The one who stands his ground and refuses to be moved, without needing to say a word about it.

I go over every piece by hand before it ships. Every scale on the serpent is worked smooth at the rim, so there is nothing sharp to snag a collar or dig into your skin. You can sleep in it and not notice. There is no hollow zinc alloy under a thin plating here. It is solid 316L surgical steel, the kind that will not tarnish and will not turn your skin green, no matter how hard you sweat in it. It ships in a dark wooden Viking gift box, the way a piece like this should be handed over.