Ringed Pins

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Viking Age Compendium articles on Rings & Pins

Jewellery

Jewellery

Arm and Neck Rings

Arm and Neck Rings

Finger Rings

Finger Rings

Penannulars

Penannulars

Pins

Pins

Jewellery

Jewellery

Arm and Neck Rings

Arm and Neck Rings

Finger Rings

Finger Rings

Penannulars

Penannulars

Pins

Pins

This article is primarily based on the work of:

Fanning, Thomas (1994) Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.04

 ^{(FANNING 1994)}

Ringed pins

Found in Ireland, Scotland, North and East England (Danelaw), Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and 1 from L’Anse aux Meadows in North America. There are no finds from the south of England. ^{(FANNING 1994 p.20-22)}
Found in both male and female graves ^{(FANNING 1994 p.53)}
Adopted by the Norse in the C9th ^{(FANNING 1994 p.53)} Norway second half of the C9th.
Found in male graves. Presumably used as cloak fasteners and then used as shroud pins in the grave. ^{(BERSU & WILSON 1966 p.43)}

1: Spiralled

Archaeology

• Scotland
  • Whithorn, 2? of Copper-alloy ^{(NICHOLSON & HILL 1997 p.369 no.1,2)}
• Ireland
  • Dublin,

Discussion

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• 
  Dublin

2: Plain

Archaeology

• England
  • York, 4 from iron, tinned ^{(OTTAWAY 1992 p.695)}
  • North Elmham, 1 of iron ^{(GOODALL 1980 516 fig.267, 118)}
• Scotland
  • Whithorn, 1 of Copper-alloy ^{(NICHOLSON & HILL 1997 p.369 no.3)}
• Ireland
• Denmark
  • Hedeby

Discussion

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• 
  Faroe Is.
• 
  Norwich
• 
  Norwich
• 
  Cumwhitton
• 
  Westness
• 
  Ireland
• 
  Ireland
• 
  Dublin
• 
  Dublin
• 
  Dublin (Bone)
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  Dublin (Silver)
• 
  Hedeby

3: Kidney

Archaeology

• -

Discussion

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• 
  Iceland
• 
  Dublin

4: Stirrup

Archaeology

• Scotland
  • Whithorn, 4 of Copper-alloy ^{(NICHOLSON & HILL 1997 p.369 nos.6-9)}

Discussion

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  Jarshof
• 
  Dublin

5: Knob

Archaeology

• -

Discussion

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  Ireland

7: Miscellaneous

Archaeology

• -

Discussion

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References

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)}

Fanning, Thomas (1994) Viking Age Ringed Pins from Dublin. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.04

 ^{(FANNING 1994)}

Goodall, Ian H. (1980) 'The Iron Objects'. In

Wade-Martins, Peter (1980) Excavations in North Elmham Park 1967–72. (Available Online) East Anglian Archaeology: No.9

 ^{(GOODALL 1980)}

Nicholson, Andrew & Hill, Peter (1997) ‘The Non-Ferrous Metals'. In

Hill, Peter (ed.) (1997) Whithorn & St. Ninian The Excavation of a Monastic Town 1984-91.

 ^{(NICHOLSON & HILL 1997)}

Ottaway, Patrick (1992) Anglo-Scandinavian Ironwork from Coppergate. York Archaeological Trust: 17/06

 ^{(OTTAWAY 1992)}