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Shields found in Britain
Contents 1 Type R562 1.1 Scotland, Caithness: Reay 1.2 Scotland, : Ballinaby 1.3 Scotland, : Westness 1.4 Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar 1.5 Isle of Man, : Ballateare 1.6 England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton - Grave 4 1.7 England, Merseyside: Meols, Wirral 2 Type R563 3 Type R564 3.1 Isle of Man, St. John's: Balladoyne Churchyard 3.2 Isle of Man, Ayre: Knoc-y-doonee 3.3 England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest 4 Irish Sea A Type 4.1 England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ormside 4.2 Scotland, Arren: Millhill, Lamlash 5 Irish Sea B Type 5.1 Isle of Man, : Balladoole 5.2 Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay 5.3 Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby 6 Unclassified 6.1 Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden 6.2 Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins 6.3 England, Lancashire: Sandhole Wood, nr Claughton Hall 6.4 England, Greater Manchester: Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, Bolton 6.5 England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 50), Ingleby 6.6 England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 7), Ingleby 6.7 England, Nottinghamshire: Bingham, Rushcliffe 6.8 England, Bedfordshire: Harrold, Bedford Borough 6.9 England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton 6.10 England, Cambridgeshire: Waterbeach 6.11 England, Cambridgeshire: Bartlow 6.12 England, Cambridgeshire: Unknown 6.13 England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge 6.14 England, Oxford: Park Crecent 6.15 England, West Sussex: Clayton 7 Select Bibliography
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Viking Age Compendium articles on Shields:

Wargear

Round Shields Overview

Shields found in Britain

Round Shield Designs

Round Shield Bosses

Kite Shields

Viking Age Compendium articles on Shields:

Wargear

Round Shields Overview

Shields found in Britain

Round Shield Designs

Round Shield Bosses

Kite Shields

Due to the boss being the only part of the shield to survive I have classified the finds by shield boss type.
For a discussion about the shield boss types see Round Shield Bosses.

Type R562

Scandinavian

Scotland, Caithness: Reay

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date- 1920

Dimensions- Dia:5 7/8" H: 2 3/16"

Comments- secured by 4 iron rivets

Bibliography-

Scotland, : Ballinaby

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Dimensions-

Comments-

Bibliography-

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Scotland, : Westness

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Dimensions-

Comments-

Bibliography-

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Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar

Current Location- Manx Museum 1966-0374/05

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Type- Rygh 562 (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:14.5cm, H:7.8cm (Boast 2012)

No. of holes/nails- 6

Shield Board- fragment, 30x23cm, 4.48mm thick (Boast 2012)

Comments-

Bibliography-

Isle of Man, : Ballateare

Current Location- Manx Museum 1966-0373.08

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Type- Rygh 562 (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:14.4cm; H:5.8cm

No. of holes/nails- 4

Shield Board- 6.5x3.5cm 4.5mm thick. Decorated in red dots, black & white strips

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton - Grave 4

Current Location- Tullie House Museum

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Type- Rygh R564 (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:13.8cm, H:6.8cm (Boast 2012)

No. of holes/nails- ?

Shield Board-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Merseyside: Meols, Wirral

Current Location- Grosvenor Museum M2894

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date- 1877-89

Type- Rygh 562 (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:16.8cm, H:4.9cm (Boast 2012)

No. of holes/nails- 5

Shield Board-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) no.6 p.74,86-94, 105-107

Type R563

Scandinavian

Type R564

Scandinavian

Isle of Man, St. John's: Balladoyne Churchyard

Current Location- Manx Museum

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date- 1822

Type- Rygh 564 (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:6" (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940); Dia:15.5cm, H:9.0cm (Boast 2012)

Comments-

Bibliography-

Isle of Man, Ayre: Knoc-y-doonee

Current Location- Manx Museum 1954-2772/19

Find Type- Grave Find - Cremation

Find Date- 1822

Type- Rygh 564 (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:7" H:3¼"; Rim-width:1" (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940) Dia:15.5cm; H:5.7cm (Boast 2012)

No. of holes/nails- 1 visible

Shield Board- Had wood adhering.

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest

Current Location- Tullie House Museum RF 389-420 or 418/419: 1 822

Find Type- Grave Find - Cremation

Find Date- 1822

Type- Rygh 564 (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:5½" fragment (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940). Dia:11.4cm; H: 5.8cm (Boast 2012)

No. of holes/nails- 1 visible

Shield Board-

Comments- Broken in 2 and damaged by fire. Boss was dented, probably after the cremation.

Bibliography-

Irish Sea A Type

English?

England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ormside

Current Location- Tullie House Museum 1898.24.2

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Type- Similar to C7th Anglo-Saxon (Boast 2012)

Dimensions-Dia:6¾" H:3½" (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940). Dia:11.8cm, H:9.7cm (Boast 2012)

No. of holes/nails- 2 visible

Shield Board-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Arren: Millhill, Lamlash

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Dimensions-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Irish Sea B Type

English?

Isle of Man, : Balladoole

Current Location- Manx Museum 1966-0372/02a

Find Type- Grave Find

Type- Harrison's Irish Sea Type B (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- Dia:11.3cm, H:7.2cm (Boast 2012)

No. of holes/nails- 4

Shield Board- none

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Dimensions- Dia:9cm H:11.5cm (top missing)

Comments-

Bibliography-

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Dimensions-

Comments-

Bibliography-

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 p.32-33, fig.14

Unclassified

Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet.

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden

Also known as 'Lower Bridge of Froon, Boiden Mound'

Current Location- Lost

Type-

Find date- April 1851

Dimensions- Dia:6½" H:2"

Comments- Identified from a water colour by Dr. Joseph Anderson. Current location of both the sword and watercolour is unknown.

Bibliography-

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins

Current Location- National Museum of Scotland I.L. 315-325

Type- Possible boat burial. c.850-950

Find Date- On or before 1898

Dimensions-

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Lancashire: Sandhole Wood, nr Claughton Hall

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- 1822

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- SMR PRN119-MLA119

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

England, Greater Manchester: Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, Bolton

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- 1770

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- SMR 501.1.0

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 50), Ingleby

Current Location- Derby Museum HW99

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Type- No Boss (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- n/a

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- only nails and shield clamps found

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) no.10 p.74,86-94, 105-107

England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 7), Ingleby

Current Location- Derby Museum HW99

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Type- No Boss (Boast 2012)

Dimensions- n/a

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- only nails found

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) no.11 p.74,86-94, 105-107

England, Nottinghamshire: Bingham, Rushcliffe

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- 1863

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- MON 8873 SMR 1463

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

England, Bedfordshire: Harrold, Bedford Borough

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- 1950

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- SMR 64-MBD64

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton

Current Location- ?

Find Type- Grave Find

Find Date-

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- HER 3/01/2011

Bibliography-

England, Cambridgeshire: Waterbeach

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- 1938

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- HER 05351

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

England, Cambridgeshire: Bartlow

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- 1853

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- HER 06132

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

England, Cambridgeshire: Unknown

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- ?

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- HER 09788B

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge

Current Location- Ashmolean Museum AN1884.513

Find Type- Discredited Grave Find

Find Date- 1884

Dimensions- Dia:17cm H:10cm

Comments-

Bibliography-

England, Oxford: Park Crecent

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- 1865

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- HER 6048-MOX9982

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

England, West Sussex: Clayton

Current Location- ?

Find Type-

Find Date- 1824

Type-

Dimensions-

No. of holes/nails-

Shield Board-

Comments- SMR 4121-MWS969

Bibliography-

Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) p.95

Select Bibliography

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]} *

Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 ^{[BJORN & SHETELIG 1940]} *

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 ^{[GRIEG 1940]} *

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]} *

Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. ^{[ROESDAHL 1981]} *

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Difference between revisions of "Shields found in Britain"

Revision as of 15:16, 19 August 2018

Contents

Type R562

Scotland, Caithness: Reay

Scotland, : Ballinaby

Scotland, : Westness

Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar

Isle of Man, : Ballateare

England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton - Grave 4

England, Merseyside: Meols, Wirral

Type R563

Type R564

Isle of Man, St. John's: Balladoyne Churchyard

Isle of Man, Ayre: Knoc-y-doonee

England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest

Irish Sea A Type

England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ormside

Scotland, Arren: Millhill, Lamlash

Irish Sea B Type

Isle of Man, : Balladoole

Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby

Unclassified

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden

Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins

England, Lancashire: Sandhole Wood, nr Claughton Hall

England, Greater Manchester: Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, Bolton

England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 50), Ingleby

England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 7), Ingleby

England, Nottinghamshire: Bingham, Rushcliffe

England, Bedfordshire: Harrold, Bedford Borough

England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton

England, Cambridgeshire: Waterbeach

England, Cambridgeshire: Bartlow

England, Cambridgeshire: Unknown

England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge

England, Oxford: Park Crecent

England, West Sussex: Clayton

Select Bibliography

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