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| + | Quivers of the Viking Age seem to have been suspended from either a shoulder strap or from a belt worn around the waist. This article aims to clarify what evidence we have and how quivers were worn. | ||
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| + | ==Suspended from shoulder== | ||
| + | '''Art'''<br> | ||
* T64 BL Harley f.64r | * T64 BL Harley f.64r | ||
* T84 Vatican Reg.12 f.24v | * T84 Vatican Reg.12 f.24v | ||
* T86 Hexatech T86:f41v | * T86 Hexatech T86:f41v | ||
| − | * Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. 3 Norman archers. | + | * Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. 3 Norman archers. [WILSON 1985:pl.60] |
| − | + | '''Archaeology'''<br> | |
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| − | + | '''Discussion'''<br> | |
| − | + | We have a number of Anglo-Saxon manuscript illustrations of quivers.<br> | |
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| − | * Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. One mail wearing Norman archer. | + | == Suspended from waist == |
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| − | * Hedeby, Denmark. Fragment of leather from at least two quivers. | + | * Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. One mail wearing Norman archer. [WILSON 1985:pl.60] |
| − | + | '''Archaeology'''<br> | |
| − | + | * Hedeby, Denmark. Fragment of leather from at least two quivers. [GROENMAN VAN WAATERINGE 1984: Taf 25, 26, 27] | |
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| − | + | ==Unknown method of suspension== | |
| + | '''Art'''<br> | ||
* MS23 Prudentius, Psychomachia, fol 22v C10th | * MS23 Prudentius, Psychomachia, fol 22v C10th | ||
* T84 Vatican Reg.12 f.27v | * T84 Vatican Reg.12 f.27v | ||
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| − | * Scar boat grave, Scotland. | + | * Scar boat grave, Scotland. [OWEN & DALLAND 1999: p.112-115]. |
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{Ref|Groenman Van Waateringe 1984}} | ||
| + | {{Ref|Owen & Dalland 1999}} | ||
| + | {{Ref|Rau 2007|x}} | ||
| + | {{Ref|Wilson 1985}} | ||
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Usually worn on a shoulder strap and suspended at waist level.
Quivers of the Viking Age seem to have been suspended from either a shoulder strap or from a belt worn around the waist. This article aims to clarify what evidence we have and how quivers were worn.
Suspended from shoulder
Art
- T64 BL Harley f.64r
- T84 Vatican Reg.12 f.24v
- T86 Hexatech T86:f41v
- Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. 3 Norman archers. [WILSON 1985]:pl.60
Archaeology
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Discussion
We have a number of Anglo-Saxon manuscript illustrations of quivers.
Suspended from waist
Art
- Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. One mail wearing Norman archer. [WILSON 1985]:pl.60
Archaeology
- Hedeby, Denmark. Fragment of leather from at least two quivers. [GROENMAN VAN WAATERINGE 1984]:Taf 25, 26, 27
Unknown method of suspension
Art
- MS23 Prudentius, Psychomachia, fol 22v C10th
- T84 Vatican Reg.12 f.27v
Archaeology
- Scar boat grave, Scotland. [OWEN & DALLAND 1999]:p.112-115.
References
Groenman van Waateringe, Willy (1984) Die Lederfunde Von Haithabu. [The Leather Finds from Hedeby]. Hedeby-Ausgrabungen in Haithabu [GROENMAN VAN WAATERINGE 1984] ^ *
Owen, Olwyn, and Dalland, Magnar (1999) SCAR, A Viking Boat Burial on Sanday, Orkney. Tuckwell Press. [OWEN & DALLAND 1999] ^ *
Rau, Andreas (2007) 'Remarks on finds of Wooden Quivers from Nydam Mose, Southern Jutland, Denmark'. (Available Online) Archaeologia Baltica: Vol.8 [Rau 2007] *
