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file:Strap-end Type E2.jpg|Type E2<br>Anthropormorphic
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file:Strap-end Type E4.jpg|Type E4<br>Borre
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file:Strap-end Type E4.jpg|Type E4<br>''Borre''
file:Strap-end Type E5.jpg|Type E5<br>Carolingian
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file:Strap-end Type E5.jpg|Type E5<br>''Carolingian''
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===Class G===
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file:Strap-end Type G.jpg|Type G ''Urnes''
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===Class H===
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file:Strap-end Type H.jpg|Type H ''Unclassified''
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===Class I===
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file:Strap-end Type I.jpg|Type I ''Back-plate''
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===Class J===
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file:Strap-end Type J1.jpg|Type J1 ''Wedge-shaped''
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file:Strap-end Type J2.jpg|Type J2 ''Rectangular''
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Revision as of 12:02, 21 September 2015

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Strap End Typology

The following section is abbreviated from Gabor Thomas’s Finds Research Group datasheets [THOMAS 2003] [THOMAS 2004].

Class Avg. Length (mm) Avg. Width (mm) % of finds
A 42.3 12.2 63
B 43.6 9.5
C 44.4 4.3
D 47.9 8.8
E 43.5 20.6 16
F 47.5 12.6
G 45.9 11.8
H 41.6 15.3
I 35.5 9.6
J 29.1 10.2
K 36.5 13.8

From Art

Strap-ends are not usually depicted in period art.

  • BL Harley 2886 1000-1100AD France

From Archaeology

Class A


Class B


Class C


Class D


Class E


Class f


Class G


Class H


Class I


Class J


Class K


References

Thomas, Gabor (2000) A Survey of Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap-Ends from Britain. Unpublished PHD. [THOMAS 2000] *
Thomas, Gabor (2003) 'Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Strap Ends 750-1100. Part 1'. Finds Research Group Datasheets 25-40: No.32 [THOMAS 2003] ^ *
Thomas, Gabor (2004) 'Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Strap Ends 750-1100. Part 2'. Finds Research Group Datasheets 25-40: No.33 [THOMAS 2004] ^ *