1 oz Silver Bödvar Saga Loss Vengeful 2026 (Mintage: 999)
- Gripping scene: Grief turns to revenge
- Partly coloured: Hero in copper tones
- Germania Mint: Collector's strike in case
- Gripping sceneFull moon, chains and burning hall in fine relief
- Partly colouredWarm bronze tones on silver ground in antique finish
- Germania MintStruck from fine silver 999.9/1,000, delivered in a case
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Strike · 1 ounce fine silver
A few pages that survived.
A man with long hair stands in colour beneath the full moon, chains at his wrists. One ounce of silver from the series Bödvar Saga.
The names in our week
Three names we say every week.
Thursday, Friday and Wednesday still carry names from this world of gods. In German, Donnerstag and Freitag do too, formed on the model of the Roman week, but Mittwoch has lost its old name.
- ThursdayThorThe day of Thor, whose name is the Germanic word for thunder. In German it is Donnerstag, the day of Donar, translated from the Latin day of Jupiter.
- FridayFriggThe day of the goddess Frija, called Frigg in the North, modelled on the Latin day of Venus. Her name is in Friday and in the German Freitag.
- WednesdayOdinWednesday kept the older name, the day of Wodan, called Odin in the North, as did the Dutch woensdag and the Swedish onsdag. In German it gave way to Mittwoch, the middle of the week, a name created by the Church.
Merseburg · 10th century
Two charms, not found until 1841.
In the 10th century, two charms were written in an Old High German dialect on the front of a leaf. The manuscript is held in the cathedral chapter library in Merseburg.
In 1841 the historian Georg Waitz found the lines in the library of the cathedral chapter, and the following year Jacob Grimm called the manuscript a “treasure”.
According to the cathedral chapter, they are the only pagan incantations preserved in Germany and the only known Old High German record that shows figures of this world of gods in action: Wodan, Balder, Friia, Volla, Sunna, Phol and Sinhtgunt.
“Phol ende Uuodan uuorun zi holza.” Phol and Wodan made their way into the wood.
Iceland · around 1220
A textbook for young poets.
Around 1220 the Icelander Snorri Sturluson, 1179 to 1241, wrote his Edda. According to Britannica, it was meant to teach young poets the difficult metres and to make the old material understandable to a Christian age.
Two of its parts are called Gylfaginning, “The Beguiling of Gylfi”, and Skáldskaparmál, “The Language of Poetry”. For his account of the gods, Snorri cites poems that also appear in the Codex Regius.
Codex Regius · 45 leaves
A book on which the poems depend.
A parchment book from the late 13th century, its scribe unknown. According to the Árni Magnússon Institute, it is the oldest and most important surviving collection of Eddic poems, and most of the poems exist nowhere else but here and in copies of it.
At the front stand the poems about the gods, headed by the Völuspá. Nothing is known of the book’s path until 1643, when Bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson wrote his initials and the year into it; eight leaves were already missing.
In 1662 the bishop sent the book to King Frederick III in Copenhagen. It stayed there for more than three centuries.
The third place
Where each figure has come down to us.
- Bödvar BjarkiHe is known from Danish tradition and from an Icelandic saga.
- ThorThe National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen holds a soapstone casting mould from Trendgården in North Jutland, from the second half of the 10th century, with cross and hammer in a single mould.
- OdinOdin, Wodan, Woden and Wotan are names of one god. In Merseburg he is called Uuodan, and the Codex Regius puts the Hávamál in his mouth.
- FriggOn the page in Merseburg her name appears as Friia.
- LokiAccording to Britannica, the medieval sources attest no cult of Loki, and his name appears in no place name. Most of what is known about him comes from the texts.
- The three NornsThey are the three Norns of the Völuspá, the poem that opens the Codex Regius.
- SleipnirTradition knows him as Odin’s horse with eight legs.
- FenrirA figure in the poetry of Norway and Iceland in the 10th and 11th centuries.
- GullinburstiThe boar is a figure from Snorri’s Edda.
- The Viking AgeMost of the poems about the gods were probably composed in the last centuries before Christianity. After that they lived on by word of mouth until they were written down.
Under the loupe
A man beneath the full moon.
The man stands bare-chested, with further figures to the left and right and the full moon above him.
ColourIn colour beneath the full moon
ChainsChains at the wrists
Enlarged from the pictures in our gallery.
The craft
How this strike is made.
Struck by the Germania Mint. The value side names no state, only GERMANIA and the stated value 5 Mark.
- Coloured
- The front is coloured, and the man beneath the full moon stands in colour.
To scale
Small and large, in true proportion.
From the gold bar of 1/100 ounce to two ounces of silver, side by side to scale. The piece on this page is marked.
Click an available piece to open its page.
1/100 ounceGold, 15.14 × 8.63 mmGold15.14 × 8.63 mm
1 ounceGold, 38.6 mmGold38.6 mm
1 ounceSilver, 38.61 mmSilver38.61 mm
2 ouncesSilver, 45 mmSilver45 mm
At a glance
- Type
- Silver strike
- Metal
- Silver
- Motif
- Bödvar beneath the full moon
- Weight
- 1 ounce fine silver
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Stated value
- 5 Mark
- Diameter
- 38.61 mm
- Year
- 2026
- Embellishment
- coloured
- Mintage
- 999 pieces
- Mint
- Germania Mint
- Packaging
- Case with certificate
Reykjavík · 21 April 1971
On 21 April 1971 the Danish naval ship “Vædderen” docked in Reykjavík. The harbour was crowded as naval officers carried ashore three parcels in brown paper, with the Codex Regius and the Flateyjarbók inside.
The books are back in Iceland and are kept in Reykjavík today. We say the names every week.
“Has the whole population ever gathered with enthusiasm to receive two books?”
1 oz Silver Bödvar Saga – Loss Vengeful 2026: A Legendary Rarity for Discerning Collectors
- Strictly limited: Only 999 pieces of this extraordinary minting exist worldwide
- Growth opportunities: Enormous appreciation potential due to the strict limitation and growing demand among collectors
- Rarity: Extremely rare collector's coin that should not be missing from any ambitious collection
- Investment goal: A numismatic highlight that, due to its strict limitation, holds considerable appreciation potential
- Design: "Loss Vengeful" – a dark, powerful scene from the Nordic Bödvar Saga, depicting loss and vengeance in impressive detail
- Country of origin: Poland – minted with the highest craftsmanship
- Fineness: Silver with 999.9/1,000, 31.1 g fine weight (1 ounce), Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) quality
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The Bödvar Saga: Nordic Mythology Meets the Art of Minting
The Bödvar Saga is one of the most fascinating tales of Nordic lore. The hero Bödvar Bjarki – half man, half bear – endures trials marked by loss, revenge, and indomitable fighting spirit. The design "Loss Vengeful" captures precisely this dramatic turning point: the moment when grief turns into determined vengeance. A scene full of tension, emotion, and raw power.
What makes this minting so special? The sheer attention to detail. Every line, every shading was executed with a precision that seems almost impossible for a coin of this size. In Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) quality, these fine nuances come through especially impressively – sharp contours, flawless surfaces, an overall image that is simply breathtaking.
What Makes This Collector's Coin So Sought-After?
The answer is quite simple: scarcity. With a very low mintage of just 999 pieces worldwide, it quickly becomes clear that this was not produced for the mass market. This coin is aimed at connoisseurs. At people who know the difference between an ordinary silver coin and a numismatic work of art.
"True collector's items are not recognized by their price – but by the fact that tomorrow they might no longer be available."
And that's exactly the point. The Bödvar Saga series has built a loyal following in a very short time. Each new release is eagerly anticipated by collectors, and the previous designs are already hard to find on the secondary market. The appreciation potential of this strictly limited edition should therefore not be underestimated.
Technical Details at a Glance
- Material: 999.9/1,000 fine silver
- Gross weight / fine weight: 31.1 grams (1 ounce)
- Condition: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
- Year of issue: 2026
- Country of origin: Poland
- Series: Bödvar Saga
- Mintage: 999 pieces
Who Is This Coin Made For?
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