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=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]<br>
Found in both male and female graves [FANNING 1994:p.53]<br>
Adopted by the Norse in the C9th [FANNING 1994:p.53] Norway second half of the C9th.<br>
Found in male graves. Presumably used as cloak fasteners and then used as shroud pins in the grave. [BERSU and WILSON 1966:p.43]<br>
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==Plain ring pins==
'''Archaeology'''<br>
* York, 4 from iron, tinned [OTTAWAY 1992:p.695]
* North Elmham, 1 of iron

==Kidney ring pins==
???<br>
[FANNING 1994]
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== References ==
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BERSU1966
FANNING1994
OTTAWAY1992
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[[Category:Fastenings]]