Ringed Pins

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Ringed Pins


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Viking Age Compendium articles on Rings & Pins:
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Ringed Pins
Viking Age Compendium articles on Rings & Pins:
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Ringed Pins

Ringed pins

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 & WILSON 1966]:p.43

2: Plain

Archaeology

  • England
    • York, 4 from iron, tinned [OTTAWAY 1992]:p.695
    • North Elmham, 1 of iron
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Denmark
    • Hedeby

Discussion

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  • Ringed Pin Plain.jpg

  • Faroe Is.

  • Norwich

  • Norwich

  • Cumwhitton

  • Westness

  • Ireland

  • Ireland

  • Dublin

  • Dublin

  • Dublin (Bone)

  • Dublin (Silver)

  • Hedeby

3: Kidney

Archaeology

  • -

Discussion

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  • Dublin


4: Stirrup

Archaeology

  • -

Discussion

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  • Jarshof

  • Iceland

  • Dublin


5: Knob

Archaeology

  • -

Discussion

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  • Ireland


7: Miscellaneous

Archaeology

  • -

Discussion

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References

Bersu, Gerhard and Wilson, David M. (1966) Three Viking Graves in the Isle of Man. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Servies: No 1 [BERSU & WILSON 1966] ^ *
Fanning, Thomas (1994) Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.04 [FANNING 1994] ^ 1 2 3 *
Ottaway, Patrick (1992) Anglo-Scandinavian Ironwork from Coppergate. York Archaeological Trust: 17/06 [OTTAWAY 1992] ^ *


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