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Revision as of 13:22, 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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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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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, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton
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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] *