Shields found in Britain
From The Viking Age Compendium
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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
England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton - Grave 4
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Isle of Man, Ayre: Knoc-y-doonee
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Isle of Man, St. John's: Balladoyne Churchyard
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Scotland, Caithness: Reay
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Scotland, : Ballinaby
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Scotland, : Westness
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Type R563
Isle of Man, : Ballateare
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Irish Sea A Type
England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmoreland, Ormside
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Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar
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Scotland, Arren: Millhill, Lamlash
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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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Unclassified
Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet.
England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge
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England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest
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Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden
Also known as 'Lower Bridge of Froon, Boiden Mound'
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Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins
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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] *
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] *
Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. [ROESDAHL 1981] *