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Belts (Men)
Contents 1 Leather Belts 2 Cloth Ties 3 Buckles 3.1 Possible uses other than on belts 4 Strap Ends 4.1 Strap End Typology 5 See Also 6 References

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In Birka only 29 men's graves contained belt fittings of western style (no studs). 26 buckles, 16 strap ends and 2 strap hoops. In only 11 cases were the buckle and strap ends found together.[MALARSTEDT 1986]
In Birka only 3 men's graves contained belt fittings of eastern style (with studs). Another possible 4th belt was found in a cremation. [JANSSON 1986]

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Baldrics
Spurs
Pouches
Garters

The following section is abbreviated from Gabor Thomas’s [Thomas 2008] Finds Research

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
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

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^{[Malarstedt 1986]} Malarstedt,Hilkka. Uebriger Guertelzubehoer. In Birka II-2 Systematische Analysen der Graeberfunde. 1986
^{[Jansson 1986]} Jansson, Ingmar. Guertel und Guertelzubehoer vom Orientalischen Typ. In Birka II-2 Systematische Analysen der Graeberfunde. 1986

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