Copper Alloy Buckle Plate
This type of buckle has been found throughout the lands Scandinavians visited and, in fact, shares many similarities with another buckle found in nearby Norfolk. Both buckles have Borre styling showing two animals with large ears and holes for eyes facing each other.[2] This would indicate that the two buckles were created approximately during the same time, suggesting that this type of buckle was popular during the early period of the Scandinavian occupation of England.[3] The popularity of this Scandinavian style may indicate that the Norse were not very quick to assimilate to the Christian ways of the English; however, it is perhaps more likely that, since belt buckles were common, everyday objects for the Scandinavians, they may have been reluctant to change their familiar pagan stylings for new Christian motifs during their initial settlement.
