Perthro Pendant – Pewter Pendant Necklace, Made in USA

Includes a free 24-inch stainless steel rope chain.

Perthro is the fourteenth rune of the Elder Futhark, and the most mysterious of the set: scholars still argue over what its name names. The reading engraved on the back of this pendant, primal laws, casting lots, dice cup, follows the common one: Perthro is the cup from which lots and dice are thrown, the moment before the fall when everything is still possible. The Anglo-Saxon rune poem makes it a lighter thing, recreation and laughter where warriors sit together in the beer-hall, but the undertow is the same: chance, fellowship, and fate decided by a throw no one controls. Its glyph is an angular cup, open at the top. Of the twenty-four runes, Perthro is the one that admits how little is certain. It is worn by people who understand odds, respect luck, and throw anyway.

Perthro is the gift for the game player, the card sharp's honest friend, the one who trusts the throw and takes the result standing up. Because every rune here is chosen for its meaning, this one says: I know you, and I would still sit down at the table with you.

The pendant is a solid pewter tablet, 7/8 inch wide and 1 inch tall, with the angular cup of Perthro cut into a finely textured face. Turn it over: the back is engraved with the rune's name and its meaning, “Primal laws, casting lots, dice cup”, 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.