</s> ▁The ▁S nake - w itch ▁( ), ▁S nake - char mer ▁() ▁or ▁Sm iss ▁stone ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁picture ▁stone ▁found ▁at ▁Sm iss , ▁När ▁so cken , ▁Got land , ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Disc over ed ▁in ▁a ▁c emetery , ▁it ▁measures ▁ ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁figure ▁holding ▁a ▁s nake ▁in ▁each ▁hand . ▁A bove ▁the ▁figure ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁inter la ced ▁cre atures ▁( form ing ▁a ▁tr isk el ion ▁pattern ) ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁bo ar , ▁an ▁e agle , ▁and ▁a ▁w olf . ▁The ▁stone ▁has ▁been ▁dated ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 – 6 0 0 ▁AD . ▁ ▁Although ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sch ol ars ▁call ▁it ▁the ▁S nake - w itch , ▁what ▁the ▁stone ▁dep ict s — an ▁accurate ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁figures — and ▁whether ▁it ▁der ives ▁from ▁C elt ic ▁art ▁or ▁Nor se ▁art ▁remain ▁deb ated . ▁ ▁Par alle ls , ▁interpret ations , ▁and ▁spec ulation ▁ ▁The ▁figure ▁on ▁the ▁stone ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁S une ▁Lind qu ist ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁tried ▁un success fully ▁to ▁find ▁connections ▁with ▁accounts ▁in ▁Old ▁I cel and ic ▁sources , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁compared ▁the ▁stone ▁with ▁the ▁S nake ▁God dess ▁from ▁Cre te . ▁Lind qu ist ▁found ▁connections ▁with ▁the ▁late ▁C elt ic ▁G