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− | ===Scotland, : Westness=== | + | ===[[:Category:Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness|Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness]] (Boat Burial)=== |
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− | :Find Type- | + | :Find Type- Boat Burial |
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
:Dimensions- | :Dimensions- | ||
:Comments- | :Comments- | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef|}} | + | :*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|p.78, Appx.5 No. missing?}} |
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|Museum= National Museum of Scotland | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland | ||
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|i1=NMS Westness Boss.jpg | |i1=NMS Westness Boss.jpg | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness|Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness]] (Oval Grave)=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
+ | :Find Date- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :Comments- | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|p.78, Appx.5 No. missing?}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1=NMS Westness Oval Grave Boss.JPG | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ===Scotland, Durness: Balnakeil=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- Grave Find - boy | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1991 | ||
+ | :Type- R562 (Low) | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :Comments- 4 rivets. Scientific analysis of parts of the flange revealed remains of the wooden shield with a leather covering. (Scran) | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Low N.D.}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 1998|p.140-142}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-768-C Scran]]}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= Manx Museum | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |External=yes | ||
+ | |eWidth=130px | ||
+ | |eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0036/00360098.jpg | ||
+ | |eCaption=Scran | ||
+ | |i1=Scran | ||
+ | |i2 | ||
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|Accession= M2894 | |Accession= M2894 | ||
|i1=Shield Meols, Wirral (Boast 2012).JPG | |i1=Shield Meols, Wirral (Boast 2012).JPG | ||
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+ | }} | ||
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+ | ===England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
+ | :Find Date- | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 3/01/2011 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListWeb||[[http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF4416-Early-Saxon-Late-Saxon-or-medieval-burial-with-gravegoods&Index=4093&RecordCount=56881&SessionID=b8b2462e-8926-4e96-aed1-a16db9b6ea50 www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk]]}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1=Shield Stoke Ferry, Wretton (Boast 2012).JPG | ||
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:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.50, fig.29}} | :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.50, fig.29}} | ||
:*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.120}} | :*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.120}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-792-C Scran]]}} | ||
|Seen= | |Seen= | ||
|Museum= National Museum of Scotland | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland | ||
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==Shields still awaiting classification== | ==Shields still awaiting classification== | ||
Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet. | Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet. | ||
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===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins=== | ===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins=== | ||
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− | ===England, | + | ===England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge=== |
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
− | :Find Type- Grave Find | + | :Find Type- Discredited Grave Find |
− | :Find Date- | + | :Find Date- 1884 |
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:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef| | + | :*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.12}} |
− | :*{{ListWeb||[[http://www. | + | :*{{ListWeb|Ashmolean Museum|[[http://www.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/ash/objects/makedetail.php?pmu=555&mu=557>y=asea&sec=&dtn=15&sfn=Title,Accession%20Number(s)&cpa=1&rpos=0&obj=&mat=&anum=AN1884.513&per=&fsp=&art=&tec=&olo= 1]]}} |
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==Unclassified shields - Lost or only possibly from the Viking Age== | ==Unclassified shields - Lost or only possibly from the Viking Age== | ||
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+ | ===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden=== | ||
+ | ''Also known as 'Lower Bridge of Froon, Boiden Mound''' | ||
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+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Find date- April 1851 | ||
+ | :Dimensions- Dia:6½" H:2" | ||
+ | :Comments- Identified from a water colour by Dr. Joseph Anderson. Current location of both the sword and watercolour is unknown. | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Stewart 1854}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Anderson 1874|p.569}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.15}} | ||
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+ | |Accession= Lost | ||
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+ | }} | ||
===England, Cumbria: Beacon Hill Barrow, Aspatria=== | ===England, Cumbria: Beacon Hill Barrow, Aspatria=== | ||
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{{Ref|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014}} | {{Ref|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014}} | ||
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{{Ref|Book=Roesdahl 1981}} | {{Ref|Book=Roesdahl 1981}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 23 August 2018
More Found in Britain pages
Viking Age Compendium articles on Shields:
Viking Age Compendium articles on Shields:
Due to the boss being the only part of the shield to survive I have classified the finds by shield boss type.
For a discussion about the shield boss types see Round Shield Bosses.
Type R562
Scotland, Caithness: Reay
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Scotland, : Ballinaby
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Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness (Boat Burial)
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Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness (Oval Grave)
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Scotland, Durness: Balnakeil
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Isle of Man, : Ballateare
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England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton - Grave 4
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England, Merseyside: Meols, Wirral
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England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton
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Type R563
Type R564
Isle of Man, St. John's: Balladoyne Churchyard
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Isle of Man, Ayre: Knoc-y-doonee
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England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest
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Irish Sea A Type
Scotland, Arren: Millhill, Lamlash
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Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar
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England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ormside
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Irish Sea B Type
Isle of Man, : Balladoole
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Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay
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Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby
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Shields still awaiting classification
Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet.
Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins
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England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge
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Unclassified shields - too decayed
England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 50), Ingleby
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England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 7), Ingleby
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Unclassified shields - Lost or only possibly from the Viking Age
Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden
Also known as 'Lower Bridge of Froon, Boiden Mound'
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England, Cumbria: Beacon Hill Barrow, Aspatria
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England, Lancashire: Sandhole Wood, nr Claughton Hall
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England, Greater Manchester: Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, Bolton
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England, Nottinghamshire: Bingham, Rushcliffe
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England, Bedfordshire: Harrold, Bedford Borough
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England, Cambridgeshire: Waterbeach
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England, Cambridgeshire: Bartlow
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England, Cambridgeshire: Unknown
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England, Berkshire: Aston Rise, Remenham
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England, Berkshire: Reading
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England, Berkshire: Noah's Ark field, Cookham
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England, Oxford: Park Crecent
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England, West Sussex: Clayton
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Select Bibliography
Bersu, Gerhard and Wilson, David M. (1966) Three Viking Graves in the Isle of Man. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Servies: No 1 [BERSU & WILSON 1966] *
Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) [BOAST 2012] *
Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 [BJORN & SHETELIG 1940] *
Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 [GRIEG 1940] *
Harrison, Stephen H. & Ó Floinn, Raghnall 2014 Viking Graves and Grave-Goods in Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.11 [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014] *
Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 [REDMOND 2007] *
Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. [ROESDAHL 1981] *