Ingwaz Pendant – Pewter Pendant Necklace, Made in USA

Includes a free 24-inch stainless steel rope chain.

Ingwaz is the twenty-second rune of the Elder Futhark, and its glyph is the simplest closed shape in the row: a diamond. It carries the name of Ing, the hero or god Ing, as the back of this pendant is engraved. The Anglo-Saxon rune poem remembers Ing as a hero first seen among the East Danes, who travelled back over the sea and was followed by his worship; he is kin to the Norse god Freyr, of harvest, fertility, and the turning year. The rune's meaning follows from the shape and the story together: Ingwaz is the seed. Everything a seed holds is present but enclosed, kept in reserve through the dark part of the year until conditions call it out. It is the rune of potential and inner growth, of work done out of sight, in the ground, before anything shows above it. People choose Ingwaz at beginnings that are not ready to be announced.

Ingwaz is the gift for a beginning: a new venture, a child on the way, a plan still underground. It tells the receiver that something good is forming, even if it cannot be seen yet. For gardeners, founders, and expectant parents, the seed says it better than a speech would.

The pendant is a solid pewter tablet, 7/8 inch wide and 1 inch tall, with the closed diamond of Ingwaz cut into a finely textured face. Turn it over: the back is engraved with the rune's name and its meaning, “The hero or god Ing”, along with our maker's mark and Made in USA. It hangs from its bail on the included chain, sits flat, and reads clearly at conversational distance without shouting about it.

Details

• Material: certified American pewter, lead-free
• Made: hand-finished in Poulsbo, Washington, USA, from a line of pewter jewelry crafted in America since 1991

Questions

Is it lead-free? Yes. The pewter is certified American pewter, sourced from long-established U.S. suppliers. Before we melt down our pewter, it is lab tested to certify its composition as lead-free.

Who is it a gift for? For Norse and Viking lovers, rune enthusiasts, and lovers of Norse mythology and history. It hangs beautifully on its chain.

How fast will it ship? We ship six days a week, and expedited shipping options are available at checkout.

Craft & construction

Chain included. Comes with a free 24-inch stainless steel rope chain with a spring ring clasp — ready to wear right out of the bag.

Certified American pewter. The antiqued finish is completely safe to touch — and the craft behind it has been refined over three decades. Each batch of pewter that arrives at our shop in Poulsbo, WA from an American supplier comes with a lab test showing the material is lead free.

Ready to give. Every item arrives attached to a backing card and sealed in plastic — clean, protected, and presentable as a gift the moment it arrives.