Brudekrone
The Scandinavian bridal crown, often silver, once lent by a church or a village and worn with folk dress.
Also: bridal crown (Norwegian), brudkrona
The brudekrone, Norwegian for bridal crown, is a crown of silver or gilt, with small hanging pendants, worn by a bride with folk dress in Norway and Sweden, where it is called brudkrona. In many parishes, a crown was lent by the church or a village to brides, and its jingling charms were thought to ward off trolls and evil spirits. Today it may be worn by a bride in the bunad, and some families keep their own old family crown. A bride who was not a virgin was historically not allowed to wear it, a rule long dropped.
Region: Europe