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Round Shield Bosses
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Round Shield Bosses

Also known as an Umbo

By area

Sweden, Birka

68 shields in 58 graves, 8 graves with 2 shields. Less than 50% could be categorised into the typology.


Viking Domed

R564 Early

  • Norway, Myklebost
  • Sweden, Birka
2 in Bj 628, Bj 798, Bj 1098 (Arbman 1940:Taf. 16:1 & 3)
Dia:14.5-17cm H:6.5-10cm


R562 General

  • England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton
Grave 4. Described as R564/R562. [PATERSON 2014]



  • Ireland, Kilmainham c.1836
lost. Probably of type R562 [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.313
  • Ireland, Kilmainham 1845
D340(W1;Wk3) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.324-325
D341(W2;Wk20) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.324-326
  • Ireland, Islandbridge 1866A
R2362(Wk7;Boe Wk7) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.434
  • Ireland, Islandbridge 1869
Wk2(Boe Wk2) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.324-325
  • Ireland, Co. Kerry: Cloghermore
99E0413:145:1-3 [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.624
  • Ireland, Co. Galway: Eyrephort
1947:53 [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.633


Fragments of 13? shield-bosses all of them badly broken and defective. Type R562.


  • Sweden, Birka
(among others) Bj 581, Bj 955. Bj 958 (Arbman 1940:Taf. 16:5 & 4)
Dia:13.5-15.5cm H:~6.6cm


R563 Late

  • Isle of Man, : Ballateare


  • Sweden, Birka
Bj 644, Bj 914, Bj 985 (Arbman 1940:Taf. 17:1 & 3)
Dia:14.2-15.5cm H:4.6-5.3cm

R565 Late & Eastern

  • Sweden, Birka
Bj 1035 and one without a grave number (Arbman 1940:Taf. 17:6)
Dia:14-15cm H:6.2-6.5cm

Hiberno-Norse / English

Harrison has defined this type into 2 categories: [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.116

Irish Sea A Type

  • England, Cubria: Ormside
Dia:6¾" H:3½"
  • Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar
  • Scotland, Arran: Millhill, Lamlash
  • Ireland, Dublin: South Great George's Street 2003 (99E414:197:1)
  • Norway, Vestfold: Kaupang, Grave Ka.316
Only known example outside of Britain and Ireland [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.119.

Note: see [Ukjent gård] [Gravem] Vikingtid skjoldbule

Irish Sea B Type

There are 3 known examples:

  • Isle of Man, : Balladoole
  • Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay.
Dia:9cm H:11.5cm (top missing)
  • Ireland, Dublin: College Green 1819 (Sirr 266; Boe Wk25)
Dia:9.4/10.7*cm(c.11.5cm) H:7.0/8.4*cm


Other related forms

  • Scotland, Islay: Ballinaby

From Manuscripts

Irish 'Dublin Type'

  • Ireland, Dublin: Kilmainham 1845
D342(W3;Wk10;Boe W10) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.326
D343(W4;Wk26;Boe Wk18) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.326
D344(W5;Wk9;Boe Wk26) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.326-328
D345(W6;Wk17;Boe Wk17) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.328
D346(W7;Wk11 & 19;Boe Wk11, 36 & 19) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.328
D347(W8;Wk16;Boe Wk16) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.328-330
D348(W9;Wk23;Boe Wk23) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.330
  • Ireland, Dublin: Kilmainham 1845pb
1881:364(Wk24;Boe Wk24) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.385
1881:365(Wk5;Boe Wk5) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.385
  • Ireland, Dublin: Kilmainham 1848
W43(Wk15;Boe Wk15) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.391
  • Ireland, Dublin: Kilmainham 1861
R428(Wk1;Boe Wk1) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.408
  • Ireland, Dublin: Kilmainham (Wakeman)
Wk6 (Boe Wk6) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.414
Wk8 (Boe Wk8) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.414
Wk6 (Boe Wk21) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.417
  • Ireland, Dublin: Islandbridge 1866A
R2363(Wk13;Boe Wk13) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.434
R2364(Wk12;Boe Wk12) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.434
  • Ireland, Islandbridge 1866B
R2361(Wk18; W8;Boe Wk18) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.446
  • Ireland, Dublin: Bride Street 1861
R434B(Wk14; W8;Boe Wk14) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.510
  • Ireland, Co. Waterford: Woodstown 2004
02E441:2256:1 [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.666
  • Ireland, : Unprovenanced
Sirr 184 (W44;Wk22;Boe Wk22) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.669
  • Ireland, : Lagore
Dawson 623(W42;Wk4;Boe WK4 R2263) [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014]:p.737


Carolingian

Decorative bosses

Gold leaf

A metal shield boss that has been covered in gold leaf.

Painted Bosses

A metal shield boss that has been covered in paint.

To the best of my knowledge no shield boss has been found with traces of paint still adhering to it. Also the painting of bosses seems unlikely as period paints do not have the necessary adhesive properties.

References

Arwidsson, Greta (ed.) (1989) Birka II:3 Systematische Analysen der Graberfunde. [Systematic Analysis of the Graves Findings] Birka, Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien: II:3 [ARWIDSSON 1989] *
Beatson, Peter (n.d.) The Viking Shield from Archeology. [Accessed: 2010]. (Available Online) Peter Beatson [BEATSON (N.D.) A] *
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] *
Härke, Heinrich (1992) In Dickinson, Tania and Härke, Heinrich (1992) Early Anglo-Saxon Shields. [HARKE 1992] *
Harrison, Stephen H. & Ó Floinn, Raghnall 2014 Viking Graves and Grave-Goods in Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.11 [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014] ^ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 *
Pollington, Stephen (2006) The English Warrior from the Earliest Times Till 1066. Anglo-Saxon Books [POLLINGTON 2006] *
Skodell, Henry (2008) Schutzausrüstung zur zeit der Schlacht von Hastings [Protective Equipment Present at the Battle of Hastings]. (Available Online) [Accessed: 2011]. [SKODELL 2008] *
Stephenson, I. P. (2007) The Late Anglo-Saxon Army. Tempus. [STEPHENSON 2007] *