The Viking World: A History in ObjectsMain MenuGallery viewA galleryTag Cloudtag cloud pageThemesA path of thematic categoriesAuthor IndexExplore the collection by authorWorks CitedReferencesAdam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77Caitlin Donahue61b7e986e7c71d400e5c803912ed83c0cf65252fCaroline Harvey1783f21a5882b5b4d3d0b6c174d058052a5ff7eaEdward Hershewee701ef220480b51ca728fc9c719bc094cf813655Martin Hoffmana1fd203afd9a84ee8db567e188cf6ed1d269386eTyler Hruby23493f763b312110686cfafc62578fd0ab5f3833Brittany N. Johnsonc1c1763339f8fa953e3c907c6bb8a3bad0c28b2cCarlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01Moira McConnell710633400590ea38533ea3412c01fc5056288180Clara McCurdy9aec76477d0b55f9c685c47330d6786ec98182e1Elise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69Cameron Meikle669a5682bfbfd603130a26e25628f24eb07e6295Alexander Christopher Newkirk019c2f5b38c043507251d1789e2fdf47e61c3b7fBenja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228Oliver Statenc625ae8c3926f5e1a4268bc91d6a6f4cdb1e7fb6Liam Sullivanaa3a1dccb90c7fe4646b61c4af594abbb0c5574aRead Wilder31bf4715220144a665996f2e6cae80a1a8611eadAliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10Austin Masonf6137011c68eb792c6e14634815583b15e707dea
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12017-05-22T21:10:11-07:00Copper Alloy Bell2An incomplete copper-alloy norse bell, found in North Lincolnshire, Englandplain2017-09-21T17:33:46-07:00This 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]
