Difference between revisions of "Quivers"
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* 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> | '''Archaeology'''<br> | ||
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We have a number of Anglo-Saxon manuscript illustrations of quivers.<br> | We have a number of Anglo-Saxon manuscript illustrations of quivers.<br> | ||
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==Suspended from waist== | ==Suspended from waist== | ||
'''Art'''<br> | '''Art'''<br> | ||
| − | * Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. One mail wearing Norman archer. | + | * Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. One mail wearing Norman archer. [WILSON 1985:pl.60] |
'''Archaeology'''<br> | '''Archaeology'''<br> | ||
| − | * Hedeby, Denmark. Fragment of leather from at least two quivers. | + | * 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== | ==Unknown method of suspension== | ||
'''Art'''<br> | '''Art'''<br> | ||
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* T84 Vatican Reg.12 f.27v | * T84 Vatican Reg.12 f.27v | ||
'''Archaeology'''<br> | '''Archaeology'''<br> | ||
| − | * Scar boat grave, Scotland. | + | * Scar boat grave, Scotland. [OWEN and DALLAND 1999: p.112-115]. |
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | * [*GROENMAN VAN WAATERINGE 1984] Groenman van Waateringe, Willy. Die Lederfunde Von Haithabu. 1984. | ||
| + | * [*OWEN and DALLAND 1999] Owen, Olwyn, and Magnar Dalland. SCAR A Viking Boat Burial on Sanday, Orkney. Tuckwell Press, 1999. | ||
| + | * [*WILSON 1985] Wilson, David M. The Bayeux Tapestry. 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 waistSuspended from waist
Art
- Bayeux Tapestry, 1080AD. One mail wearing Norman archer. [WILSON 1985pl.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 and DALLAND 1999]:p.112-115.
References
- [GROENMAN VAN WAATERINGE 1984] ^ Groenman van Waateringe, Willy. Die Lederfunde Von Haithabu. 1984.
- [OWEN and DALLAND 1999] ^ Owen, Olwyn, and Magnar Dalland. SCAR A Viking Boat Burial on Sanday, Orkney. Tuckwell Press, 1999.
- [WILSON 1985] ^ Wilson, David M. The Bayeux Tapestry. 1985.
