Difference between revisions of "Strap Ends"
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Strap-ends are not usually depicted in period art. | Strap-ends are not usually depicted in period art. | ||
* BL Harley 2886 1000-1100AD France | * BL Harley 2886 1000-1100AD France | ||
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file:London, British Library, MS Harley 2886 fol.27v.jpg|Harley 2886 | file:London, British Library, MS Harley 2886 fol.27v.jpg|Harley 2886 | ||
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====Type A1 ''Trewhiddle''==== | ====Type A1 ''Trewhiddle''==== | ||
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file:Strap-end Type A1.jpg|Type A1<br>''Trewhiddle'' | file:Strap-end Type A1.jpg|Type A1<br>''Trewhiddle'' | ||
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====Type A2 ''Patterned''==== | ====Type A2 ''Patterned''==== | ||
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file:Strap-end Type A2.jpg|Type A2<br>''Patterned'' | file:Strap-end Type A2.jpg|Type A2<br>''Patterned'' | ||
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====Type B4 ''Multi-head''==== | ====Type B4 ''Multi-head''==== | ||
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file:Lincoln Strap-end - Steep Hill.jpg|Lincoln<br>''Steep Hill'' | file:Lincoln Strap-end - Steep Hill.jpg|Lincoln<br>''Steep Hill'' | ||
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====Type B5 ''Interlace''==== | ====Type B5 ''Interlace''==== | ||
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file:Strap-end Type B5.jpg|Type B5<br>''Interlace'' | file:Strap-end Type B5.jpg|Type B5<br>''Interlace'' | ||
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====Type B6 ''Side On''==== | ====Type B6 ''Side On''==== | ||
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file:Strap-end Type B6.jpg|Type B6<br>''Side On'' | file:Strap-end Type B6.jpg|Type B6<br>''Side On'' | ||
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===Class C=== | ===Class C=== | ||
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===Class D=== | ===Class D=== | ||
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===Class G=== | ===Class G=== | ||
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file:Strap-end Type G.jpg|Type G ''Urnes'' | file:Strap-end Type G.jpg|Type G ''Urnes'' | ||
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===Class H=== | ===Class H=== | ||
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file:Strap-end Type H.jpg|Type H ''Unclassified'' | file:Strap-end Type H.jpg|Type H ''Unclassified'' | ||
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===Class I=== | ===Class I=== | ||
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file:Strap-end Type I.jpg|Type I ''Back-plate'' | file:Strap-end Type I.jpg|Type I ''Back-plate'' | ||
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===Class J=== | ===Class J=== | ||
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file:Strap-end Type J1.jpg|Type J1 ''Wedge-shaped'' | file:Strap-end Type J1.jpg|Type J1 ''Wedge-shaped'' | ||
file:Strap-end Type J2.jpg|Type J2 ''Rectangular'' | file:Strap-end Type J2.jpg|Type J2 ''Rectangular'' | ||
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===Class K=== | ===Class K=== | ||
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Strap End Typology
The following section is abbreviated from Gabor Thomas’s Finds Research Group datasheets [THOMAS 2003] [THOMAS 2004].
| Class | Avg. Length (mm) | Avg. Width (mm) | % of finds |
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| A | 42.3 | 12.2 | 63 |
| B | 43.6 | 9.5 | |
| C | 44.4 | 4.3 | |
| D | 47.9 | 8.8 | |
| E | 43.5 | 20.6 | 16 |
| F | 47.5 | 12.6 | |
| G | 45.9 | 11.8 | |
| H | 41.6 | 15.3 | |
| I | 35.5 | 9.6 | |
| J | 29.1 | 10.2 | |
| K | 36.5 | 13.8 |
From Art
Strap-ends are not usually depicted in period art.
- BL Harley 2886 1000-1100AD France
Harley 2886
From Archaeology
Class A
Type A1 Trewhiddle
Type A1
Trewhiddle
Type A2 Patterned
Type A2
Patterned
Class B
Type B4 Multi-head
Lincoln
Steep Hill
Type B5 Interlace
Type B5
Interlace
Type B6 Side On
Type B6
Side On
Class C
Class D
Class E
Type E1 Winchester
Type E1
Norwich
Norwich
Norwich
Norwich
Type E2 Anthropormorphic
Type E2
Type E3 Ribbed
Type E4 Borre
Type E4
Norwich
Norwich
Type E5
Type E6 Carolingian
Balladoole Belt
Balladoole Spurs
BM-Web British Museum
BM-Web British Museum
Type E7 Unclassified
Norwich
Type E7
Class F
Manx, Cronk Moar, Baldric
BM-Web, Ruskington
Class G
Type G Urnes
Class H
Type H Unclassified
Class I
Type I Back-plate
Class J
Type J1 Wedge-shaped
Type J2 Rectangular
Class K
References
Thomas, Gabor (2000) A Survey of Late Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age Strap-Ends from Britain. Unpublished PHD. [THOMAS 2000] *
