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{{Stars1|Category = Women's Clothing}}{{Belts}}===Leather gartersNo Belts=== A pair of leather straps complete with buckles, metal strap retainer loops and strap ends worn just below the knee.<br>
{{Evidence
|Art
|Literature
|Archaeology=
*Sweden, Birka. From the 94 female graves that contained textile remains, Geijer states “not the slightest trace of a belt could be found” [GEIJER 1938: p.138].
|Discussion =
In Birka 21 female graves were found with 'eastern style belt parts'. Some of these were strap ends with others being studs and trefoils. All of them were converted to be worn as jewellery and were not used for their original purpose [JANSSON 1986:p.80]. Examples include Graves bj.838 [ARBMAN 1940:Taf.95.4a,4b] and bj.557 [ARBMAN 1940:Taf.96.1a,1b].<br>
Also in Birka 3 female cremations were found with some parts of western style belts [MALARSTEDT 1986:p.109]. Graves, bj.29 strap end [ARBMAN 1940:Taf.86.9], bj.158b strap holder [ARBMAN 1940:Taf86.16a,16b] and bj.456 a unique style of buckle [ARBMAN 1940:Taf.86.7].
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===Braided or tablet woven textile belt===
{{Evidence
|Art
|Literature
|Archaeology=
*Isle of Man, St. Patrick's Isle. 'Pagan Library'. A possible tablet woven belt [FREKE 2002].
|Discussion
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===Leather Belt===
{{Evidence
|Art
|Literature
|Archaeology=
*England
** Cumwhitton, Grave 2. [PATERSON 2014]
*Scotland
**Kneep (Cnip). Hiberno-Norse style buckle and strap end. The strap end was found across the lower left ribcage. Possible leather remains between the copper-alloy plates. [WELANDER, BATEY & COWIE 1987]
**Valtos. Buckle [MACLEOD 1916:p.181-189] [GRIEG 1940:p.75-77] [WELANDER, BATEY & COWIE 1987:p.170]
|Discussion =
Currently the only evidence we have for women wearing leather belts with metal fittings is from the Norwegian Viking inhabited areas of Scotland and England.
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TH Cumwhitton Buckle & Strap end Grave 2.JPG|England, Cumwhitton
VA_Cnip.JPG|Scotland, Kneep (Cnip)
Buckle Scotland, Valtos (MacLeod 1916).JPG|Scotland, Valtos
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==Reference==
{{Ref|Arbman 1940}}
{{Ref|Freke 2002}}
{{Ref|Geijer 1938}}
{{Ref|Grieg 1940}}
{{Ref|Jansson 1986}}
{{Ref|Macleod 1916}}
{{Ref|Malarstedt 1986}}
{{Ref|Paterson 2014}}
{{Ref|Welander, Batey & Cowie 1987}}
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[[Category:Women's ClothingBelts and Plates]]
