Strap Ends
From The Viking Age Compendium
Strap Ends |
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Strap End Typology
The following section is abbreviated from Gabor Thomas’s Finds Research Group datasheets [THOMAS 2003] [THOMAS 2004].
Class | Avg. Length (mm) | Avg. Width (mm) | % of finds |
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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 | 16 |
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 |
From Art
Strap-ends are not usually depicted in period art.
- BL Harley 2886 1000-1100AD France
From Archaeology
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D
Class E
References
Thomas, Gabor (2000) A Survey of Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap-Ends from Britain. Unpublished PHD. [THOMAS 2000] *