Ancient bronze amulet of St. George in the Viking style of the 10-13th century.

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Ancient bronze amulet of St. George in the Viking style of the 10-13th century.
Perfectly preserved!
This artifact was found in an ancient settlement alongside other Viking artifacts.
Possibility to wear!
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Countries such as Russia, England and Georgia consider him their patron saint, his image is displayed on the coats of arms and military regalia of many countries, this Christian saint is widely revered even by the Muslims of other faiths.
The widespread distribution of the name and its derivatives among the most diverse nations testifies to the widespread veneration of him.
Who is he?
The Holy Great Martyr George was born at the end of the 3rd century, in an area called Cappadocia, into the family of an officer of the Roman Empire, Gerontius, who was awarded the high rank of stratilate.
Like his father, young George followed the military path, and by the age of thirty he distinguished himself by exploits, was in the rank of a comit, and the pagan ruler Maximian Herkul, with whom they were returning from a successful campaign against the Persians, promised to elevate George to the rank of stratilates.
At this time (303), the Roman pagan emperor Diocletian announced the most severe persecution against Christians, the purpose of which was to completely destroy the followers of Jesus Christ.
The co-rulers of Diocletian - Maximian and Galerius supported this decision.
Supported by the Senate.
The first general edict was announced, which ordered the destruction of churches, the confiscation and burning of Christian books and all those who persisted in Christianity to be deprived of civil rights.
Then a second edict was issued, commanding all Christian clergy - bishops, elders, deacons, and even readers - to be imprisoned, and the third edict required torture of those who persisted.
Finally, the fourth edict obliged all Christians to fall away from the faith, or to death.
The goal of the persecution was the complete destruction of Christianity, as Diocletian himself wrote: "Let the Christian name perish."
None of the previous pagan persecutions was so total, and was not distinguished by such merciless cruelty.
At that time, many churches were destroyed, ancient Christian creations and scriptures were destroyed, and most importantly, many martyrs then accepted death for their faithfulness to Christ.
According to the testimony of the ancient historian Eusebius, "the number of those killed sometimes exceeded ten, and sometimes even twenty people a day; and sometimes it approached sixty; at other times there were up to a hundred killed martyrs with the earliest babies and wives per day." ... In Phrygia, a whole Christian city was burned with all the inhabitants, both the government and ordinary townspeople, neither women nor children were spared. For refusing to offer sacrifice to the Roman gods, by order of Galerius, the Thebes legion, which consisted of Christians, was exterminated without exception.
One of the first to accept a martyr's death during this persecution was Saint George, who professed Christianity from childhood. Hearing about the edict, he did not wait until they would come for him to offer either to offer sacrifices to the pagan gods, or to die, and he himself appeared before a high assembly of rulers and nobles, where he denounced their wicked decision and urged them to follow the truth and accept Christianity.
The emperor, who had heard about the exploits of George, reminded him of the awards and ranks received from the pagan empire, advised him not to show ingratitude, and, having renounced Christ, to honor the gods, otherwise, in accordance with the edict, he would be betrayed to dishonor, torment and death, and "his very name will be erased from the earth."
To this the saint replied that earthly honors, as well as earthly dishonor, are considered by Christians to be worthless in comparison with eternal glory and those blessings that God has prepared for those who love him.
Then the martyr was seized and subjected to terrible tortures - at first they were flogged, then darts were thrown at him, and the next day they were subjected to the wheel and many other terrible tortures. And that is why he was called a great martyr, for truly great torments this soldier endured for Christ, and did not renounce the Truth. And the Lord strengthened him, and many times miraculously healed the body of the martyr, so that many officers and nobles who were present, seeing this, converted to Christianity, and some of them also became martyrs.
The news of Saint George and the miracles performed on him spread throughout the city, so that many inhabitants came to his prison, and, giving bribes to the guards, they met with him, receiving instruction in the Christian faith. It got to the point that even Diocletian's wife became a Christian.
As you know, the word "martyr" (μάρτῠρος) is translated from Greek as "witness". The martyr by his exploit and his death gives the highest evidence of the truth of his faith, that it is more important for him than everything temporary. And such a testimony leaves few people indifferent, which is why it is also said that "the blood of martyrs is the seed of Christianity." All this can be seen in the example of St. George.
Only the souls of the proud, stale in sin, remain indifferent and continue to resist the truth, even when it is completely obvious. The same thing happened with the torturers. Seeing that the sufferings and tortures to which the Christian soldier was subjected, not only did not serve as a means of humiliating his faith, but, on the contrary, contributed to its spread, the pagan rulers finally ordered the beheading of the holy martyr.
Komit Georgy asked the executioners for time