Buckles

From The Viking Age Compendium

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Summary of Buckles

The following table is very much a work in progress and should not be used as reference in its current state. Where known the date range is supplied (guessed!) and the buckle materials suppled: I = Iron; C = Copper Alloy; B = Bone or Antler. Y means that the type exists but we are currently unsure of anymore details.


Art Style Oval Rounded D Flat D Rectangle Flat with Integral Plate
Plain 800-100
I,C 		800-1100
I,C
Incised lines Y
Ring & dot Y Y 900-1100
C
Biting Beasts 900-1100
Y 		900-1100
Y
Carolingian Y
Winchester Y
Borre 850-950
Y 		850-950
Y
Ringerike 1000-1100
C 		1000-1100
Y 		1000-1100
Y 		1000-1100
Y
Urnes Y
Hiberno-Norse 875-1025
C

From Archaeology

Plain

Long lived, from Roman to Middle ages (ROGERS 1993 p.1346).

  • BM Trewhiddle Hoard
    BM
    Trewhiddle Hoard

Incised Lines

  • Lincoln
    Lincoln

Biting Beasts

900-1100AD
There seems to be 3 styles of these.

  • Beasts abutting bar, protruding zoomorphic often found on outer edge
  • No Protruding zoomorphic on outer edge
  • Highly devolved beasts biting bar with transverse moulding

Mills dates this type to the C6th. Timeline originals date this from the C8th to the 10th

Type D4 Devolved biting beasts with transverse moulding

  • Lincoln
    Lincoln
  • Lincoln
    Lincoln

Ring and Dot

Carolingian Style

  • BM Cuerdale Hoard
    BM
    Cuerdale Hoard

Winchester style

Borre style

  • Norwich Bawsey
    Norwich
    Bawsey
  • Norwich Sculthorpe
    Norwich
    Sculthorpe

Ringerike style

Urnes Style

1050-1120AD
Mills, 2001 late 11th Romanesque?

Hiberno-Norse Style

Hiberno-Norse? 8th / early 9th
Archaeology

Uncategorised

  • BM Cuerdale Hoard
    BM
    Cuerdale Hoard

References






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