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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.


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L'lle de Groix Sword O.jpg
Sword Type O
L'lle de Groix Sword Reconstruction.jpg

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.

L'lle de Groix Sword R.jpg
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.

L'lle de Groix Sword Scabbard Chape.jpg
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.

L'lle de Groix Spear heads.jpg
3 Spear heads

Small fragments of three spear-heads, one of them of Jan Petersen type I. R522.

L'lle de Groix Axe heads.jpg
2 Axe heads

Fragments of two axes, both of them apparently of Jan Petersen type G.

L'lle de Groix Arrow heads.jpg
8 Arrow heads

Fragments of 8 arrow-heads of iron, R539.

L'lle de Groix Scandinavian Shield bosses.jpg
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.

L'lle de Groix Other Shield bosses.jpg
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.

L'lle de Groix Knife.jpg
Knife

Fragment of the blade of an iron knife.

Tools

L'lle de Groix Anvil.jpg
Anvil

Small iron anvil, R393.

L'lle de Groix Hammer.jpg
Hammer head

Hammer head of iron.

L'lle de Groix Smith's tongs.jpg
Smith's tongs

Pair of smith's tongs, R391.

L'lle de Groix Auger.jpg
Auger

Iron auger, R418, and fragment of a larger rod, possibly another auger.

L'lle de Groix Draw plate.jpg
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.

L'lle de Groix Celt.jpg
Celt

Fragment of a socketed celt(?) of iron, R401.

Dress

L'lle de Groix Small Bronze Buckle.jpg
Small bronze buckle

Small buckle of bronze, resembling R605

L'lle de Groix Large Iron Buckle.jpg
5 large iron buckles

5 plain buckles of iron, 5cms, wide, probably belonging to a horse's harness.

L'lle de Groix Whetstone.jpg
Whetstone

Whetstone of schist, 11cms. long, of regular square section, with a hole for suspension at one end.

L'lle de Groix Gold Ring.jpg
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.

L'lle de Groix Garment Hook.jpg
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

L'lle de Groix Playing Pieces.jpg
19 Playing pieces

A set of 19 draughtsmen of bone, R474.

L'lle de Groix Dice.jpg
2 Dice

2 dice, R475.

References

<nocite> BJORN1940 duCHATELLIER1908 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>