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Evidence for Viking age shield designs come primarily from art. Literature seems to only mention that the shields were painted. One of the things that differentiates post Roman shields from those of the Roman era is the use of spiral designs. These dominate on depictions of shields after AD 400. 
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16 silver pendants from Birka appear to copy shields complete with spiral design and possible shield handles. [ARWIDSSON 1989:p.9-11]
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==Colours==
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{{Evidence
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|Literature=
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==Plain==
 
==Plain==
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''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Carolingian
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:Carolingian
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:*c.800-900 Nancy Cathedral Treasury
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::*Manuscript: c.800-900 Nancy Cathedral Treasury
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:*c.800-900 Vatican Lat.124
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::*Manuscript: c.800-900 Vatican Lat.124
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Ottonian
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:Ottonian
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:*c,900-1000 Venice Cod. GrZ.479
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::*Manuscript: c.900-1000 Venice Cod. GrZ.479
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:*c.985-987 Vatican Lat 9820
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::*Manuscript: c.985-987 Vatican Lat. 9820
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:*c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
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::*Manuscript: c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
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Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
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:*{{ListRef|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23}}
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::*Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Add. 24199}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Add. 24199
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:*{{ListRef|New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS 827}}
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::*Manuscript: New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS 827
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV
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:*{{ListRef|Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 296}}
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::*Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 296
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Norman / Romance
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:Norman / Romance
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:*c.1076 Bayeux Tapestry
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::*Textile: c.1076 Bayeux Tapestry
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:*c.1050-1100 BNF Lat 6 (1)
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::*Manuscript: c.1050-1100 BNF Lat 6 (1)
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:*c.1050-1100 BNF Lat 6 (2)
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::*Manuscript: c.1050-1100 BNF Lat 6 (2)
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<gallery>
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BL Add 24199 - shield3 Psychomachia.jpg|BL MS Add. 49598 Psychomachia
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Shields Vatican, MS Lat. 9820.jpg|Vatican Lat. 9820
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</gallery>
 
|}
 
|}
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==Spirals==
 
==Spirals==
 
===4 Spirals===
 
===4 Spirals===
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''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
:Carolingian
 
:Carolingian
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:*c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter
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::*Manuscript: c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter
 
:Scandinavian
 
:Scandinavian
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:*c.800 Silver Valkyrie figure, Hårby, Denmark.
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::*Amulet: c.800 Silver Valkyrie figure, Hårby, Denmark.
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:*Birka, Silver amulet, Gr.954
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::*Amulet: Birka, Silver amulet, Gr.954
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Shields Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol.23 fol.34r.JPG|Stuttgart Psalter
 
file:Shields Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol.23 fol.34r.JPG|Stuttgart Psalter
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''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
:Carolingian
 
:Carolingian
−
:*c.845-855 Vivian Bible
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::*Manuscript: c.845-855 Vivian Bible
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:*c.849-851 Paris Lat 266
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::*Manuscript: c.849-851 Paris Lat 266
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Shields Paris Lat 266.jpg|Paris Lat 266
 
file:Shields Paris Lat 266.jpg|Paris Lat 266
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Ottonian
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:Merovingian
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:*c.1000 Aachen Cathedral Treasury, Ivory Situla
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::*Stone Carving: Hornhausen C4th to 7th [DEVIRES and SMITH 2007:p.226]
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:Ottonian
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::*Ivory Situla: c.1000 Aachen Cathedral Treasury
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Shields Aachen Cathedral Treasury, Ivory Situla.JPG|Aachen Cathedral
 
file:Shields Aachen Cathedral Treasury, Ivory Situla.JPG|Aachen Cathedral
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'''5 Spirals with Triads'''<br>
 
'''5 Spirals with Triads'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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:*
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:Carolingian
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Carolingian
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::*Manuscript: c.915 Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, ubb-B-IV
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:*c.915 Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, ubb-B-IV
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:Ottonian
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Ottonian
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::*Manuscript: c.1000-1010 London, British Library, Harley 2886
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:*c.1000-1010 London, British Library, Harley 2886
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Basel, Universitätsbibliothek ubb-B-IV-0026 fol.68v.jpg|Basel ubb-B-IV
 
file:Basel, Universitätsbibliothek ubb-B-IV-0026 fol.68v.jpg|Basel ubb-B-IV
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Carolingian
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:Carolingian
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:*{{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
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::*Manuscript: {{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
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:*{{ListRef|St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 2}}
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::*Manuscript: {{ListRef|St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 2}}
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Ottonian
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:Ottonian
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:*c.1000 Munich clm 4453 2
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::*Manuscript: c.1000 Munich clm 4453 2
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:*c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
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::*Manuscript: c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
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Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Harley 603}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Harley 603
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<gallery>
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file:Shields Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1, fol. 144v.JPG|Arras BM MS 559
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</gallery>
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_dots6.jpg|100x100px|center]]
 
|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_dots6.jpg|100x100px|center]]
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'''6 Spirals with Dots'''<br>
 
'''6 Spirals with Dots'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Carolingian
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:Carolingian
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:*{{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
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::*Manuscript: Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23
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:*{{ListRef|St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 2}}
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::*Manuscript: St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 2
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:*c.900 Bern cod. 264 Peristephanon
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::*Manuscript: c.900 Bern cod. 264 Peristephanon
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:*c.900 Bern cod. 264 Pychomachia
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::*Manuscript: c.900 Bern cod. 264 Pychomachia
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Ottonian
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:Ottonian
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:*c.990 Aachen, Liuthar Gospels
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::*Manuscript: c.990 Aachen, Liuthar Gospels
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:*c.1000 Munich clm 4453 2
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::*Manuscript: c.1000 Munich clm 4453 2
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:*c.1000-1020 Bamberg MS A. II. 42 Bamberg Apocalypse
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::*Manuscript: c.1000-1020 Bamberg MS A. II. 42 Bamberg Apocalypse
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_triads6.jpg|100x100px|center]]
 
|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_triads6.jpg|100x100px|center]]
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'''6 Spirals with Triads'''<br>
 
'''6 Spirals with Triads'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Carolingian
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:Carolingian
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:*c.800-900 Rome, San Pao;o furori le Mura
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::*Manuscript: c.800-900 Rome, San Pao;o furori le Mura
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:*{{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
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::*Manuscript: Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23
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:*c.825 Vercelli CLXV 9C
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::*Manuscript: c.825 Vercelli CLXV 9C
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:*c.850-950 Linden Cod. Perizoni F17 Maccabees
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::*Manuscript: c.850-950 Linden Cod. Perizoni F17 Maccabees
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:*c.870 Munich clm 14000
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::*Manuscript: c.870 Munich clm 14000
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Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 183}}
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::*Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 183
 
|}
 
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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None
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:Scandinavian
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::*Lillbjars, Gotland, C8th [HEATH 1985:p.53]
 
|}
 
|}
 
{|
 
{|
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
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|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_dots7.jpg|100x100px|left]]
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|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_dots7.jpg|100x100px|center]]
 
|
 
|
 
'''7 Spirals with Dots'''<br>
 
'''7 Spirals with Dots'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
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:*{{ListRef|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23}}
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::*Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
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:*{{ListRef|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23}}
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::*Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Add. 49598}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Add. 49598
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Ottonian
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:Ottonian
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:*c.1025-1075 BL Harley 2908
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::*Manuscript: c.1025-1075 BL Harley 2908
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23}}
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::*Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
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:Scandinavian
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::*Amulet: Birka, Gr.58A; Gr.817
 +
<gallery>
 +
file:Birka shield amulet Gr.817.jpg|Birka Gr.817
 +
</gallery>
 
|}
 
|}
 
{|
 
{|
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
−
|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_triads10.jpg|100x100px|left]]
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|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_triads10.jpg|100x100px|center]]
 
|
 
|
 
'''10 Spirals with Triads'''<br>
 
'''10 Spirals with Triads'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23}}
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::*Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23}}
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::*Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
 +
::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Add. 49598
 +
<gallery>
 +
BL Add 24199 - shield2 Psychomachia.jpg|MS Add. 49598 Psychomachia
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</gallery>
 
|}
 
|}
 
{|
 
{|
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
−
|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_triadss12.jpg|100x100px|left]]
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|width="135pt"|[[File:shield_spiral_triads12.jpg|100x100px|center]]
 
|
 
|
 
'''12 Spirals with Triads'''<br>
 
'''12 Spirals with Triads'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
−
:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Add. 24199}}
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::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Add. 24199
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:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Add. 49598}}
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<gallery>
 +
BL Add 24199 - shield1 Psychomachia.jpg|MS Add. 49598 Psychomachia
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</gallery>
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Carolingian
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:Carolingian
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:*{{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
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::*Manuscript: {{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
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Anglo-Saxon
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:Anglo-Saxon
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:*{{ListRef|Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23}}: fol.2r
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::*Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23: fol.2r
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Shields Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol.23 fol.15r.JPG|Stuttgart Psalter
 
file:Shields Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol.23 fol.15r.JPG|Stuttgart Psalter
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Carolingian
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:Carolingian
−
:*{{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
+
::*Manuscript: {{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
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:*c.998-1018 BL Egerton 3763
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::*Manuscript: c.998-1018 BL Egerton 3763
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Byzantine
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:Byzantine
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:*c.998-1018 Paris Psalter
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::*Manuscript: c.998-1018 Paris Psalter
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
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Insular
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:Insular
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:*c.875-900 St Johns College, MS 9. C, fol.68v, Southhampton Psalter 'Goliath'
+
::*Manuscript: c.875-900 St Johns College, MS 9. C, fol.68v, Southhampton Psalter 'Goliath'
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Scandinavian
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:Scandinavian
−
:*c.900-1000 Hedeby, Valkyrie pendant
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::*Amulet: c.900-1000 Hedeby, Valkyrie pendant
−
|}
+
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Shields_St John’s College, MS 9. C, fol.68v .jpg| Southhampton Psalter
 
file:Shields_St John’s College, MS 9. C, fol.68v .jpg| Southhampton Psalter
 
file:Hedeby Brooch Valkeyrie.JPG|Hedeby Valkeyrie
 
file:Hedeby Brooch Valkeyrie.JPG|Hedeby Valkeyrie
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 
===Overlapping Circles===
 
===Overlapping Circles===
 
{|
 
{|
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|
 
|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Carolingian
+
:Carolingian
−
:*c.800-825 Amiens Corbie Psalter
+
::*Manuscript: c.800-825 Amiens Corbie Psalter
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Shields Amiens BM MS18 Corbie Psalter2.JPG|Corbie Psalter
 
file:Shields Amiens BM MS18 Corbie Psalter2.JPG|Corbie Psalter
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|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Carolingian
+
:Carolingian
−
:*c.800 Trier Apocalypse
+
::*Manuscript: c.800 Trier Apocalypse
−
Anglo-Saxon
+
:Anglo-Saxon
−
:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV}}
+
::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV
−
:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius B V}}
+
::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius B V
−
:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A XIV}}
+
::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A XIV
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:Trier, Staatsbibliothek Cod.31 - Trier Apocalypse .jpg|Trier Apocalypse
 +
</gallery>
 
|}
 
|}
 
{|
 
{|
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'''Thin Spokes with Dots'''<br>
 
'''Thin Spokes with Dots'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Anglo-Saxon
+
:Anglo-Saxon
−
:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV}}
+
::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV
 +
<gallery>
 +
 
 +
</gallery>
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|
 
|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Carolingian
+
:Carolingian
−
:*{{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
+
::*Manuscript: {{ListRef|Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Curved Spokes===
 +
{|
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
|width="135pt"|[[File:Shield spokes curved6.jpg|130x130px|left]]
 +
|
 +
''From Art''<br>
 +
:Scandinavian / Slavic
 +
::*Amulet: Poland, Lisow, Woj. Lubuskie
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|
 
|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
:*
+
:Norman / Romance
−
:*
+
::*Textile: Bayeux Tapestry
 
|}
 
|}
 
===Complex Cross===
 
===Complex Cross===
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|
 
|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Anglo-Saxon
+
:Anglo-Saxon
−
:*c.1000 Oxford Junius 11, Caedmon Manuscript p.57
+
::*c.1000 Oxford Junius 11, Caedmon Manuscript p.57
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Shields Oxford Junius 11 p.57.jpg|Caedmon Manuscript
 
file:Shields Oxford Junius 11 p.57.jpg|Caedmon Manuscript
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|
 
|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
:*
+
:Norman / Romance
−
:*
+
::* Textile: Bayeux Tapestry
 
|}
 
|}
 
{|
 
{|
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'''Stripe with cross'''<br>
 
'''Stripe with cross'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
:*
+
:Norman / Romance
−
:*
+
::*Textile: {{ListRef|Bayeux Tapestry}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|
 
|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Ottonian
+
:Ottonian
−
:*c.1015 Hildesheim door
+
::*Carving: c.1015 Hildesheim door
−
:*c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
+
::*Manuscript: c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
 
|}
 
|}
 
{|
 
{|
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'''Open Flared Cross'''<br>
 
'''Open Flared Cross'''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Ottonian
+
:Ottonian
−
:*c.1040-1055 Biblio. Mun. Avranches MS76
+
::*Manuscript: c.1040-1055 Biblio. Mun. Avranches MS76
−
Anglo-Saxon
+
:Anglo-Saxon
−
:*{{ListRef|London, British Library, MS Harley 603}}
+
::*Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Harley 603
 +
<gallery>
 +
file:Shields Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1, fol. 170r.JPG|Arras BM MS 559
 +
</gallery>
 
|}
 
|}
  
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''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
 
:Carolingian
 
:Carolingian
−
:*c.790-795 BNF Lat. 12048 Gellone Sacramentary
+
::*Manuscript: c.790-795 BNF Lat. 12048 Gellone Sacramentary
 
:Scandinavian
 
:Scandinavian
−
:*c.834 Oseberg Tapestry
+
::*Textile: c.834 Oseberg Tapestry
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:BNF Lat. 12048 Gellone Sacramentary.JPG|Gellone Sacramentary
 
file:BNF Lat. 12048 Gellone Sacramentary.JPG|Gellone Sacramentary
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|
 
|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Carolingian
+
:Carolingian
−
:*c.800-825 Amiens BM MS18 Corbie Psalter
+
::*Manuscript: c.800-825 Amiens BM MS18 Corbie Psalter
−
:*c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter
+
::*Manuscript: c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
file:Shields Amiens BM MS18 Corbie Psalter1.JPG|Corbie Psalter
 
file:Shields Amiens BM MS18 Corbie Psalter1.JPG|Corbie Psalter
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|
 
|
 
''From Art''<br>
 
''From Art''<br>
−
Carolingian
+
:Carolingian
−
:*c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter
+
::*c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter
−
Anglo-Saxon
+
:Anglo-Saxon
−
:*c.1050 BL Cotton Tiberius C VI, Tiberius Psalter, fol.9r,16r
+
::*London, British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius C VI:fol.9r,16r
 
<gallery>
 
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Round Shield Designs

Evidence for Viking age shield designs come primarily from art. Literature seems to only mention that the shields were painted. One of the things that differentiates post Roman shields from those of the Roman era is the use of spiral designs. These dominate on depictions of shields after AD 400. 16 silver pendants from Birka appear to copy shields complete with spiral design and possible shield handles. [ARWIDSSON 1989:p.9-11]

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Art

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Discussion


Plain

Shield plain.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.800-900 Nancy Cathedral Treasury
  • Manuscript: c.800-900 Vatican Lat.124
Ottonian
  • Manuscript: c.900-1000 Venice Cod. GrZ.479
  • Manuscript: c.985-987 Vatican Lat. 9820
  • Manuscript: c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
  • Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Add. 24199
  • Manuscript: New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS 827
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV
  • Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 296
Norman / Romance
  • Textile: c.1076 Bayeux Tapestry
  • Manuscript: c.1050-1100 BNF Lat 6 (1)
  • Manuscript: c.1050-1100 BNF Lat 6 (2)

  • BL MS Add. 49598 Psychomachia

  • Vatican Lat. 9820

Spirals

4 Spirals

Shield spiral4.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter
Scandinavian
  • Amulet: c.800 Silver Valkyrie figure, Hårby, Denmark.
  • Amulet: Birka, Silver amulet, Gr.954

  • Stuttgart Psalter

  • Hårby Valkyrie

  • Birka

Spiral_triads_4

4 Spirals with Triads
From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.845-855 Vivian Bible
  • Manuscript: c.849-851 Paris Lat 266

  • Paris Lat 266

  • Vivian Bible

5 Spirals

Shield spiral5.jpg

From Art

Merovingian
  • Stone Carving: Hornhausen C4th to 7th [DEVIRES and SMITH 2007:p.226]
Ottonian
  • Ivory Situla: c.1000 Aachen Cathedral Treasury

  • Aachen Cathedral

Spiral_triads_5

5 Spirals with Triads
From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.915 Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, ubb-B-IV
Ottonian
  • Manuscript: c.1000-1010 London, British Library, Harley 2886

  • Basel ubb-B-IV

  • BL Harley 2886

6 Spirals

Shield spiral6.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
Ottonian
  • Manuscript: c.1000 Munich clm 4453 2
  • Manuscript: c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Harley 603

  • Arras BM MS 559

Shield spiral dots6.jpg

6 Spirals with Dots
From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23
  • Manuscript: St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 2
  • Manuscript: c.900 Bern cod. 264 Peristephanon
  • Manuscript: c.900 Bern cod. 264 Pychomachia
Ottonian
  • Manuscript: c.990 Aachen, Liuthar Gospels
  • Manuscript: c.1000 Munich clm 4453 2
  • Manuscript: c.1000-1020 Bamberg MS A. II. 42 Bamberg Apocalypse
Shield spiral triads6.jpg

6 Spirals with Triads
From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.800-900 Rome, San Pao;o furori le Mura
  • Manuscript: Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Bibl. fol. 23
  • Manuscript: c.825 Vercelli CLXV 9C
  • Manuscript: c.850-950 Linden Cod. Perizoni F17 Maccabees
  • Manuscript: c.870 Munich clm 14000
Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 183

7 Spirals

Shield spiral7.jpg

From Art

Scandinavian
  • Lillbjars, Gotland, C8th [HEATH 1985:p.53]
Shield spiral dots7.jpg

7 Spirals with Dots
From Art

Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
  • Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23

8 Spirals

Shield spiral8.jpg

From Art

Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII
  • Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Add. 49598
Ottonian
  • Manuscript: c.1025-1075 BL Harley 2908

10 Spirals

Shield spiral10.jpg

From Art

Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
Scandinavian
  • Amulet: Birka, Gr.58A; Gr.817

  • Birka Gr.817

Shield spiral triads10.jpg

10 Spirals with Triads
From Art

Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23

12 Spirals

Shield spiral12.jpg

From Art

Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Add. 49598

  • MS Add. 49598 Psychomachia

Shield spiral triads12.jpg

12 Spirals with Triads
From Art

Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Add. 24199

  • MS Add. 49598 Psychomachia

Deformed Spiral

Shield horizontal triads.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 23: fol.2r

  • Stuttgart Psalter

  • Corpus Christi MS23

Circles

Outer Circle

Shield circle.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
Byzantine
  • Manuscript: c.998-1018 Paris Psalter

Separate Circles

Shield circles.jpg

From Art

Insular
  • Manuscript: c.875-900 St Johns College, MS 9. C, fol.68v, Southhampton Psalter 'Goliath'
Scandinavian
  • Amulet: c.900-1000 Hedeby, Valkyrie pendant

  • Southhampton Psalter

  • Hedeby Valkeyrie

Overlapping Circles

Shield carolingian.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.800-825 Amiens Corbie Psalter

  • Corbie Psalter

Spokes

Thin Spokes

Shield spokes12.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.800 Trier Apocalypse
Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius B V
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A XIV

  • Trier Apocalypse

Shield spokes dots12.jpg

Thin Spokes with Dots
From Art

Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B IV

Flared Spokes

Shield spokes8.jpg

From Art

Carolingian

Curved Spokes

Shield spokes curved6.jpg

From Art

Scandinavian / Slavic
  • Amulet: Poland, Lisow, Woj. Lubuskie

Crosses

Simple Cross

Shield cross.jpg

From Art

Norman / Romance
  • Textile: Bayeux Tapestry

Complex Cross

Shield julius cross.jpg

From Art

Anglo-Saxon
  • c.1000 Oxford Junius 11, Caedmon Manuscript p.57

  • Caedmon Manuscript

Stripe

Shield stripe.jpg

From Art

Norman / Romance
  • Textile: Bayeux Tapestry
Shield stripe2.jpg

Stripe with cross
From Art

Norman / Romance

Flared Cross

Shield flared cross closed.jpg

From Art

Ottonian
  • Carving: c.1015 Hildesheim door
  • Manuscript: c.1000-1050 Arras, BM MS 559 (435), vol. 1
Shield flared cross open.jpg

Open Flared Cross
From Art

Ottonian
  • Manuscript: c.1040-1055 Biblio. Mun. Avranches MS76
Anglo-Saxon
  • Manuscript: London, British Library, MS Harley 603

  • Arras BM MS 559

Oseberg Cross

Shield oseberg.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.790-795 BNF Lat. 12048 Gellone Sacramentary
Scandinavian
  • Textile: c.834 Oseberg Tapestry

  • Gellone Sacramentary

Goliath

Carolingian

Shield goliath1.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
  • Manuscript: c.800-825 Amiens BM MS18 Corbie Psalter
  • Manuscript: c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter

  • Corbie Psalter

Late Saxon

Shield goliath2.jpg

From Art

Carolingian
  • c.820-830 Stuttgart, Bibl. Fol. 23 Stuttgart Psalter
Anglo-Saxon
  • London, British Library, MS Cotton Tiberius C VI:fol.9r,16r

  • Tiberius Psalter

Checkered

Shield checkered.jpg

From Art

Ottonian
  • Manuscript: c.1000-1100 Biblio. Mun. Avranches MS50

  • Avranches MS50

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