France: L'Ile de Groix
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In 1940 Shetelig's 'Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Volume IV' [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940] summarised the original french 1908 journal report. [CHATELLIER and PONTOIS 1908:p.137-232]. It is the authors intention to try and marry these summaries with the images from the original 1908 French journal article. Where more information has been gained since the 1940's this has been added after the 1940's summary.
Wargear
Sword Type O
The guard and the cross-piece of the pommel of a sword, of the five lobed type Jan Petersen O. Both pieces are of iron plated with silver and decorated with a peculiar scroll patterns, composed of ribbons filled with dots, resembling Jan Petersen fig.105. Scanty fragments only of the blade are extant. | |
Sword Type R
Fragment of the guard of a sword of iron, with plain bronze inlay, and three-lobed pommel of the same sword, Jan Petersen type R. | |
Sword Scabbard Chape
The ferrule of a sword's scabbard, of bronze, with open-work ornament presenting the figure of a bird with wings spread. | |
3 Spear heads
Small fragments of three spear-heads, one of them of Jan Petersen type I. . | |
2 Axe heads
Fragments of two axes, both of them apparently of Jan Petersen type G. | |
8 Arrow heads
Fragments of 8 arrow-heads of iron, R539. | |
17 Scandinavian Shield bosses
Fragments of 17 shield-bosses all of them badly broken and defective. The majority are of the regular Norse type R562, hemispherical, with a flat rim fastened to the board by four rivets, and with a slight contraction between the boss and the rim. | |
4 Other Shield bosses
Four of the bosses present forms never found in Scandinavia. The boss itself is plain and rounded, somewhat steeper than the hemisphere. In two of them the rim is provided with six pointed projections, each of them with three rivets, while two others have the rim provided with eight rounded projections, each of them likewise bearing three rivets. One fragment of a rim shows a densely set series of rivet-holes and the border finely indented and the border finely indented. | |
Knife
Fragment of the blade of an iron knife. |
Tools
Anvil
Small iron anvil, R393. | |
Hammer head
Hammer head of iron. | |
Smith's tongs
Pair of smith's tongs, R391. | |
Auger
Iron auger, R418, and fragment of a larger rod, possibly another auger. | |
Draw plate
Implement for wire-drawing, R398, or perhaps more likely for making mails, viz. a flat piece of iron pierced by a series of holes of different size. | |
No Picture | 2 Awls
Fragment of two iron awls. |
Celt
Fragment of a socketed celt(?) of iron, R401. |
Dress
Small bronze buckle
Small buckle of bronze, resembling R605 | |
5 large iron buckles
5 plain buckles of iron, 5cms, wide, probably belonging to a horse's harness. | |
Whetstone
Whetstone of schist, 11cms. long, of regular square section, with a hole for suspension at one end. | |
Gold Ring
Gold finger-ring, made of a thick plain string, tapering towards the ends which are joined by a double knot. | |
No Picture | Gold Leaves
A number of minute pressed gold leaves and fragments of fine gold filaments that most probably were applied for the decoration of a dress. |
2 Silver garment hooks
Two silver plaques, in the form of an oblong triangle, the square base bearing three small holes for rivets, and the point terminating in a small hook. Probably a kind of clasps for the dress. Length 6.4cms | |
Plaited chain of silver wire
Fragments of a plaited chain of silver wire, like the chain from Ballinaby, Islay, two beads of silver filigree and other small silver beads. A silver button. Remains of silver plating from some other object. | |
Penannular Brooch
Fragments of a penannular brooch of bronze. |
Home
19 Playing pieces
A set of 19 draughtsmen of bone, R474. | |
2 Dice
2 dice, R475. |
References
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