Found in Ireland, Scotland, North and East England (Danelaw), Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and 1 from L’Anse aux Meadows in North America. There are no finds from the south of England. ^{[FANNING 1994]:p.20-22}
Found in both male and female graves ^{[FANNING 1994]:p.53}
Adopted by the Norse in the C9th ^{[FANNING 1994]:p.53} Norway second half of the C9th.
Found in male graves. Presumably used as cloak fasteners and then used as shroud pins in the grave. [BERSU and WILSON 1966:p.43]

Plain ring pins

Archaeology

• York, 4 from iron, tinned ^{[OTTAWAY 1992]:p.695}
• North Elmham, 1 of iron

Kidney ring pins

???
^{[FANNING 1994]}

References