Ringed Pins

Ringed Pins

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This article's completion rating is 1 out of 5. Article planned for future work. No real progress to date.

Viking Age Compendium articles on Rings & Pins:

Jewellery

Arm and Neck Rings

Finger Rings

Penannulars

Pins

Ringed Pins

Viking Age Compendium articles on Rings & Pins:

Jewellery

Arm and Neck Rings

Finger Rings

Penannulars

Pins

Ringed Pins

This article is primarily based on the work of:

Fanning, Thomas (1994) Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.04

This article is primarily based on the work of:

Fanning, Thomas (1994) Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.04

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
  • North Elmham, 1 of iron
• Scotland
  • Whithorn, 1 of Copper-alloy
• Ireland
• Denmark
  • Hedeby

Discussion

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  Faroe Is.

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  Norwich

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  Norwich

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  Cumwhitton

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  Westness

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  Ireland

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  Ireland

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  Dublin

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  Dublin

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  Dublin (Bone)

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  Dublin (Silver)

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  Hedeby

3: Kidney

Archaeology

• -

Discussion

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  Dublin

4: Stirrup

Archaeology

• Scotland
  • Whithorn, 4 of Copper-alloy

Discussion

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  Jarshof

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  Iceland

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  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]} *

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Nicholson, Andrew & Hill, Peter (1997) ‘The Non-Ferrous Metals'. In Hill, Peter (ed.) (1997) Whithorn & St. Ninian The Excavation of a Monastic Town 1984-91. *

Ottaway, Patrick (1992) Anglo-Scandinavian Ironwork from Coppergate. York Archaeological Trust: 17/06 *