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• 1 2017-05-22T21:10:11-07:00 Copper Alloy Bell 2 An incomplete copper-alloy norse bell, found in North Lincolnshire, England plain 2017-09-21T17:33:46-07:00 This is an incomplete pyramidal six-sided bell made of copper-alloy found in October 2013 in North Lincolnshire via metal detector. It dates from 900-1050 AD. This type of object is often known as a Norse bell. The metal was crimped to create a flat lug at the top and an indentation that suggests there was once a suspension loop at its top. The bell is bent and frayed at the bottom. It is 26 millimeters tall, 20.6 millimeters wide, its walls are .7 millimeters thick, and it weighs 5.23 grams.^[1]
  
  There isn’t a lot of evidence to say what specifically bells would be used for in the Viking Age. It is possible, though, that they were colonial innovations for decorative use. Although Norse bells have been found in substantial number in the United Kingdom, there doesn’t seem to be an obvious connection to the homeland of Scandinavia. It is possible that the desire for bells came from encounters between various diasporic communities. Norse bells seem to originate in Danelaw and other viking colonies. It doesn’t seem likely that this bell would be used for livestock, considering the small size. Thus bells like these were mostly used as decoration or in burial rites, but had no practical use.^[2]