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Arm and Neck Rings

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===SolidRod===
9th Century southern Scandinavian.<br>
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===IntertwinedPlaited===
Thin intertwined metal strands fabricated from (usually two or three) wires of constant thickness. A number of such metal strands are then laid next to each other to form the major motif of the ring.<br>
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===EmbellishedTwisted===
The motif of thick twisted wires is embellished by a thin wire or a thin twisted wire<br>
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===WireHiberno-Norse – Coiled arm-ring===Gold armlet from Virginia, Co880-930AD [SHEEHAN 1992: p. Cavan. British Museum. (BØE 194047]<br>'''Archaeology'''<br>*Ireland, p.104)26 finds [SHEEHAN 1992]
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===Deep Transverse GroovesHiberno-Norse (Scots-Norse) - Ring Money===The most typical group of Scandinavian arm rings 950AD to 1065AD<br>possibly originating in use from the late Vendel period to the Viking Age Ireland [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980:cat.227and BATEY 1998].<br>'''Archaeology'''<br>*Denmark, Brahesminde, Fyn, Denmark. Silver [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980:cat.227]*SwedenSHEEHAN and Ó Corráin 2010, Birka. Bronze [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980:catp.22825]<br>
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===MassiveWire===Gold armlet from Virginia, Co. Cavan. British Museum. (BØE 1940, p.104)
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===Hiberno-Norse – Broad-band arm-ringBand Shaped===Hiberno-Viking – 850 to 940AD<br>Also found in Denmark and Norway [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL and SHEEHAN 1995]<br>
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===Hiberno-Norse (Scots– Broad-Norse) band arm- Ring Moneyring===950AD Hiberno-Viking – 850 to 1065AD940AD<br>possibly originating Also found in Ireland Denmark and Norway [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL and BATEY 1998]<br>[SHEEHAN and Ó Corráin 2010, p.251995]<br>
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===Hiberno-Norse – Coiled arm-ringDeep Transverse Grooves===880The most typical group of Scandinavian arm rings in use from the late Vendel period to the Viking Age [GRAHAM-930AD [SHEEHAN 1992CAMPBELL 1980: pcat.47227].<br>
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*IrelandDenmark, 26 finds Brahesminde, Fyn, Denmark. Silver [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980:cat.227]*Sweden, Birka. Bronze [SHEEHAN 1992GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980:cat.228]
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===Hiberno-Norse – Lozenge arm-ringMassive===900-950AD [SHEEHAN 1992: p.47]<br>'''Archaeology'''<br>*Ireland, 12 finds [SHEEHAN 1992: p.47]
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 ===Swedish - Coiled arm-ring===<gallery>M611.jpg</gallery><br> ===Bulgarian - Coiled arm-ringSpiral===
Date: C9th<br>
Only found in Denmark and Gotland and probably imported from the Bulgar state on the central Volga [ROESDAHL and WILSON 1992:p.265 cat.147]<br>
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* Denmark, Illebolle, Langeland. Tree of life [ROESDAHL and WILSON 1992:cat. 147]
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