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 ^{[Goodhall 1980]:516 fig.267, 118}
• Scotland
  • Whithorn, 1 of Copper-alloy ^{[Nicholson & Hill 1997]:p.369 no.3}
• 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

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Discussion

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  Dublin

4: Stirrup

Archaeology

• Scotland
  • Whithorn, 4 of Copper-alloy ^{[Nicholson & Hill 1997]:p.369 nos.6-9}

Discussion

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  Jarshof

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  Iceland

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  Dublin

5: Knob

Archaeology

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Discussion

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  Ireland

7: Miscellaneous

Archaeology

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Discussion

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References