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
12017-05-15T05:37:36-07:00Brittany N. Johnsonc1c1763339f8fa953e3c907c6bb8a3bad0c28b2cAntler Comb9a comb made from antler, decorated with carvingsmedia/antlercombplain2017-05-15T09:19:59-07:00Åhlin, Christer. Antler Comb. Still Image, October 20, 2011. 269166. Swedish History Museum. http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/fid.asp?fid=269166&g=0.800-1100269166CC BY59.3356206597888, 17.545529878328antlerSwedish History MuseumAdelsö, Uppland, SwedenViking AgeAustin Masonf6137011c68eb792c6e14634815583b15e707dea
12017-05-10T09:56:24-07:00Aliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10Axe2A copper-alloy miniature axe head that was likely once attached to a pendant of a necklace or to a small figurine.media/a76.jpgplain2017-05-10T09:58:50-07:00McIntosh, Frances. Axe. Still Image, February 24, 2011. LVPL-1D6558. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/224904.850-950LVPL-1D6558CC BY53.2646511,-0.5423965Copper AlloyPortable Antiquities SchemeEast Lindsey, EnglandViking Age, circa 850ad-950adAliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10
12017-05-09T08:21:43-07:00Adam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77Bearded Man Mount5Copper alloy mount in the shape of a bearded man with horned helmetmedia/Mount.jpgplain2017-05-19T12:26:16-07:00Andrews-Wilson, Liz. Horned Bearded Man Mount. Still Image, n.d. YORYM-024D31. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/230788.600-650YORYM-024D31CC BY53.9891775,-0.918009Copper alloy, glassPortable Antiquities SchemeRyedale, North YorkshireEarly seventh centuryAdam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77
12017-05-10T21:20:12-07:00Benja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228Bone Comb2A fragment of a comb made of reindeer antler.media/Comb.JPGplain2017-05-10T21:33:22-07:00Kendall, Aaron. Bone Comb. Still Image, 2009. 398589. The Digital Archaeological Record. https://core.tdar.org/image/398589/x1011.775-1049398589CC BY60.9287926,-44.716202Reindeer AntlerThe Digital Archaeological RecordSouthern Greenland2009011510192520090115101925Viking Age/ Early MedievalBenja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228
12017-05-15T06:01:14-07:00Brittany N. Johnsonc1c1763339f8fa953e3c907c6bb8a3bad0c28b2cBone Die2A single carved bone die, weathered and slightly splinteredmedia/bonedieplain2017-05-15T06:18:16-07:00Hildebrand, Gabriel. Bone Die. Still Image, June 26, 2013. 1089861. Swedish History Museum. http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/fid.asp?fid=1089861&g=1.1089861CC BYBoneSwedish History MuseumUnknown Location, SwedenThe Viking AgeBrittany N. Johnsonc1c1763339f8fa953e3c907c6bb8a3bad0c28b2c
12017-05-10T10:26:34-07:00Elise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69Bone Pin2A 10cm pin made of bone.media/hrh2003_0809_044551AA.JPGplain2017-05-10T10:30:00-07:00Kendall, Aaron. Bone Pin. Still Image, 2016. HRH03-128. The Digital Archaeological Record. http://core.tdar.org/image/402607/hrh03-128.HRH03-128CC BY65.427, -17.349BoneThe Digital Archaeological RecordHrisheimar, IcelandViking Age/Early MedievalElise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69
12017-05-10T21:37:04-07:00Benja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228Bronze Ring4A bronze ring, or bangle, with a rhombic cross-section and corroded iron on parts of the surface.media/Bronze Rings.jpegplain2017-05-10T21:45:12-07:00Bornholms Museum. Bronze Ring. Still Image, September 11, 2015. 1716X00017. Bornholm Museum. https://www.kulturarv.dk/mussam/VisGenstand.action?genstandId=7323389.775-10491716X00017CC BY55.111571, 15.105992BronzeBornholm MuseumIbsker, DenmarkVikingetid (750-1066)Benja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228
12017-05-10T09:43:36-07:00Elise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69Copper Plate Brooch2Round copper alloy plate brooch decorated with cruciform patternsmedia/NLM29917.jpgplain2017-05-10T09:51:39-07:00Foreman, Martin. Brooch. Still Image, September 9–15, 2015. PUBLIC-NLM29917. The Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/741616.900-1000PUBLIC-NLM29917CC BY53.5845095,-0.8555334Copper AlloyPortable Antiquities SchemeNorth Lincolnshire, EnglandEarly MedievalElise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69
12017-05-09T08:23:30-07:00Cameron Meikle669a5682bfbfd603130a26e25628f24eb07e6295Double Boar Head Sword Pommel3imagemedia/PAS_2421_pommel (1).jpgplain2017-05-09T09:18:32-07:00Downes, Amy. Sword Pommel. Still Image, 2014. SWYOR-B21D06. Portable Antiquities Scheme. http://finds.org.uk:443/database/artefacts/record/id/706666.850-975SWYOR-B21D06CC By attribution53.58401837,-1.21600538Copper AlloyPortable Antiquities SchemeDoncaster20150219214336+0000Early Viking AgeCameron Meikle669a5682bfbfd603130a26e25628f24eb07e6295
12017-05-10T09:36:13-07:00Aliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10Ear Ring2Copper-alloy likely ear ring of an Anglo-Scandinavian style, decorated with a ring-and-dot design.media/NLM35717.jpgplain2017-05-10T09:45:09-07:00Foreman, Martin. Ear Ring. Still Image, March 21, 2017. NLM-6309B5. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/841367.850ad-1000adNLM-6309B5CC BY53.3972693,-0.7570952Copper AlloyPortable Antiquities SchemeWest Lindsey District, EnglandViking AgeAliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10
12017-05-14T13:01:02-07:00Caroline Harvey1783f21a5882b5b4d3d0b6c174d058052a5ff7eaEarly Medieval Weight4Plano-convex Lead Weightmedia/NLM24362.jpgplain2017-05-14T13:44:30-07:00Caroline Harvey1783f21a5882b5b4d3d0b6c174d058052a5ff7ea
12017-05-10T08:40:25-07:00Oliver Statenc625ae8c3926f5e1a4268bc91d6a6f4cdb1e7fb6Fragmented Silver Ingot2A narrow silver ingot consisting of two separate piecesmedia/IMG_6007updated.jpgplain2017-05-10T08:55:40-07:00Henderson, Douglas. Ingot. Still Image, 2017. HESH-20DD55. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/765930.800-1000HESH-20DD55CC BY52.6510092,-3.2946788silverPortable Antiquities SchemeShropshire, EnglandEarly MedievalOliver Statenc625ae8c3926f5e1a4268bc91d6a6f4cdb1e7fb6
12017-05-10T09:49:17-07:00Benja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228Glass Bead Bracelet2A bracelet made of glass beads.media/Glass Beads.jpegplain2017-05-10T10:02:44-07:00Moesgård Museum. Glass Bead Bracelet. Still Image, September 11, 2015. AM7009. Moesgård Museum. https://www.kulturarv.dk/mussam/VisGenstand.action?genstandId=6413745.775-1049AM7009CC BY56.6679977,8.7042857Material is made from glassMoesgård MuseumResen, Fellenbæk"Viking" (750-1066)Benja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228
12017-05-10T09:45:26-07:00Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01Gold Arm Ring2Gold arm ring, cut through and partly straightened into a curved L-shapemedia/AN00017349_001-2.JPGplain2017-05-14T19:35:50-07:00Ceinwen Paynton. Gold Arm RIng (Archive). Still Image, October 12, 1999. YORYM1267. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/27849.850-1100YORYM1267CC BY attribution licence54°13'59.6, 1°32'35.5"WGoldYorkshire MuseumNorth Yorkshire, EnglandEarly Medieval Circa AD 850-1100Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01
12017-05-10T10:32:51-07:00Elise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69Gold Finger Ring2A golden finger ring with triangle patterns on wider half.media/2014T939a.jpgplain2017-05-10T10:36:03-07:00Marsden, Katie. Finger Ring. Still Image, December 12–14, 2014. PUBLIC-2014T939. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/655558.800-1000PUBLIC-2014T939CC BY51.8637187,0.9732419GoldPortable Antiquities SchemeTendring District, EnglandEarly MedievalElise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69
12017-05-10T09:51:02-07:00Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01Hoard of gold, silver, and jewelry4Hoard of 186 silver coins, 7 items of jewelry, and 15 silver ingotsmedia/8WatlingtonHoard-2.jpgplain2017-05-14T20:07:23-07:00David W. Williams. Hoard of Silver, Gold, Jewerly (Archive). Still Image, October 8, 2015. SUR-4A4231. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/751244.875-880SUR-4A4231CC BY attribution licence51°38'41.8"N , 1°00'37.9"WSilver, gold, jewelryThe British MuseumSouth Oxfordshire, EnglandEarly Medieval Circa AD 875-880Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01
12017-05-09T09:14:41-07:00Adam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77Sword Scabbard Mount4Iron Sword Scabbard Mount with Interlace Designmedia/Scabbard.jpgplain2017-05-17T17:35:02-07:00McDonald, Caroline. Iron Sword Scabbard with Interlace. Still Image, n.d. ESS-6E38A7. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/117411.875-925ESS-6E38A7CC BY51.9597293,-0.1715269Copper AlloyPortable Antiquities SchemeChappel Colchester, EssexLate ninth to early tenth centuryAdam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77
12017-05-10T10:42:38-07:00Elise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69Lead Weight2A weight made of cut lead with enamel decoration.media/2014147jpg.jpgplain2017-05-10T10:44:53-07:00Wenke Domscheit. Weight. Still Image, February 2–15, 2015. NMWPA 2014.147. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/707733.800-900NMWPA 2014.147CC BY51.44013338, -3.26749637Lead and enamelPortable Antiquities SchemeThe Vale of Glamorgan, WalesEarly MedievalElise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69
12017-05-10T09:46:11-07:00Aliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10Mount3A copper-alloy mount of Carolingian make with gold gilding. The mount was discovered in England.media/60901_95A204_MED_Mount.jpgplain2017-05-10T09:55:42-07:00Ashley, Steven. Mount. Still, March 3, 2017. NMS-95A204. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/834142.800ad-900adNMS-95A204CC BY52.495373,1.370665,494Copper AlloyPortable Antiquities SchemeWoodton Parish, England20160302173926+0000Viking AgeAliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10
12017-05-09T08:51:00-07:00Adam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77Munnharpe4Iron munnharpemedia/Munnharpe.jpegplain2017-05-17T16:52:08-07:00Hjort-Sørensen, Ørnulf. Musikkinstrument. Still Image, September 29, 2016. C26546. Kulturhistorisk museum, Oslo. http://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2022613/artefacts_C26546_88796__f_html.html?q=viking%2A.800-1100C26546CC BY61.0538156,10.3765064IronKulturhistorisk museum, OsloLillehammer, NorwayViking AgeAdam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77
12017-05-10T09:55:00-07:00Caroline Harvey1783f21a5882b5b4d3d0b6c174d058052a5ff7eaNinth Century Coin6Ninth Century Arabian Hack-sliver Dirhummedia/PAS_1227_coin3.jpgplain2017-05-22T01:33:29-07:00Downes, Amy. Coin. Still Image, nd. SWYOR-598651. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/414369.800-900SWYOR-598651CC BY53.9545259,-1.4552469SilverPortable Antiquities SchemeSpofforth, EnglandEarly to Mid Medieval CenturyCaroline Harvey1783f21a5882b5b4d3d0b6c174d058052a5ff7ea
12017-05-10T09:51:24-07:00Aliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10Pendant2A "Thor's Hammer" amulet or pendant made of gold and found in England. Likely used for a decorative or religious purpose.media/2013_T188.JPGplain2017-05-10T09:54:59-07:00Burrill, Charlotte. Pendant. Still Image, 2011. DENO-BD00C3. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/473580#2.850ad-950adDENO-BD00C3CC BY53.2646511,-0.5423965GoldPortable Antiquities SchemeEast Lindsey, England20130404105012+0000Viking AgeAliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10
12017-05-10T21:46:38-07:00Benja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228Fragment of Cauldron3A fragment of large iron cooking cauldron.media/Pot.JPGplain2017-05-21T23:11:23-07:00Kendall, Aaron. Pot Fragment. Still Image, 2005. 402461. The Digital Archaeological Record. http://core.tdar.org/image/402461/hrh05-8.775-1049402461CC BY65.467534, -17.263465Bronze or CeramicThe Digital Archaeological RecordIceland, North Atlantic2005080208503020050802085030Viking Age/ Early MedievalBenja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228
12017-05-10T09:48:08-07:00Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01Prick Spur2A complete cast copper-alloy prick spur in good conditionmedia/SF08C44F-2.jpgplain2017-05-14T19:43:34-07:00Alex Bliss. Prick Spur. Still Image, November 7, 2016. SF-08C44F. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/813452.800-1000SF-08C44FCC BY attribution licence52°45'02.7"N 0°24'05.6"ECopper-AlloyPortable Antiquities SchemeKing's Lynn and West Norfolk, United KingdomEarly Medieval Circa AD 800-1000Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01
12017-05-09T15:40:09-07:00Cameron Meikle669a5682bfbfd603130a26e25628f24eb07e6295Silver Armband with Crosses5imagemedia/Silver Armband.jpegplain2017-05-21T09:46:23-07:00Asp, Yliali. Armband. Still Image, May 3, 2001. 106942. Historiska. http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/fid.asp?fid=106942.800-1100106492CC By attribution57.463813,18.2621235SilverHistorikaOkänd fyndortCopyright 2017, SHM. Licensed to the public under Creative Commons Erkännande 2.5 Sverige.Viking AgeCameron Meikle669a5682bfbfd603130a26e25628f24eb07e6295
12017-05-10T21:53:28-07:00Benja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228Spindle Whorl2A spindle whorl made of stone or ceramic.media/Spindle Whorl.JPGplain2017-05-10T21:56:42-07:00Kendall, Aaron. Spindle Whorl. Still Image, 2005. 402471. The Digital Archaeological Record. http://core.tdar.org/image/402471/hrh05-26.775-1049402471CC BY65.467534,-17.263465Stone or ceramicThe Digital Archaeological RecordIceland, North AtlanticViking Age/ Early MedievalBenja Reilly816c23aa0d444213fb2d1ef33555a15617e08228
12017-05-10T09:49:07-07:00Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01Sword2Incomplete 9th century steel-bladed Viking sword of Petersen type Kmedia/Viking record-2.jpgplain2017-05-10T10:01:54-07:00Caroline McDonald. Sword (Archive). Still Image, January 1, 1979. ESS-D45534. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/153780.800-900ESS-D45534CC BY attribution licence"51.897359, 0.876392" Material object is made from steel with an organic materialistic hiltPortable Antiquities SchemeColchester, EnglandEarly Medieval Circa AD 800-900Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01
12017-05-10T09:59:32-07:00Aliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10Sword2A copper-alloy upper sword guard that shows signs of having been decorated with either silver or tin on one side and having been attached to a pommel on the other.media/PKqlln.JPGplain2017-05-10T10:01:41-07:00Whitlock, Alex. Sword. Still Image, February 4, 2013. LANCUM-C625C4. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/540109.800-1100LANCUM-C625C4CC BY52.044862,0.838608Copper AlloyPortable Antiquities SchemeEdwardstone Parish, EnglandViking Age, circa 800ad-1100adAliza Yazdanicd49f227d88c72331226ddf574bf56c37308cd10
12017-05-10T09:46:52-07:00Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01Sword Ring2a free ring interlocking with the closed-up ring head of a rivet for attachment to one of the guards of a sword hiltmedia/BM2005 T300-2.JPGplain2017-05-14T19:56:33-07:00Frank Basford. Sword Ring (Archive). Still Image, August 21, 2005. IOW-FB5A95. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/111425.475-575IOW-FB5A95CC BY attribution licence50°41'31.0"N 1°18'19.5"WSilverThe British MuseumIsle of Wight, EnglandEarly Medieval Circa AD 475-575Carlos Lua Pineda0a28cc23b0aa00b4f24a9e205aeb57fbdb07ff01
12017-05-10T10:38:42-07:00Elise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69Trewhiddle Strap End2Broken silver strap end decorated in the Trewhiddle style of zoomorphic interlace.media/2014 T696.jpgplain2017-05-10T10:40:31-07:00Marsden, Katie. Strap End. Still Image, October 10–14, 2014. PUBLIC-2014T696. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/640841.800-1000PUBLIC-2014T696CC BY51.8637187,0.9732419SilverPortable Antiquities SchemeTendring District, EnglandEarly MedievalElise McIlhaneyef48481634ff342c8b43c9d56f678b2d3562fb69
12017-05-09T08:48:13-07:00Cameron Meikle669a5682bfbfd603130a26e25628f24eb07e6295Viking Crampon3imagemedia/hrh2004_0729_112957AA (2).JPGplain2017-05-17T14:09:33-07:00Kendall, Aaron. Crampon. Still Image, 2016. 402533. The Digital Archaeological Record. http://core.tdar.org/image/402553/hrh04-15.800-1100402533CC By attribution65.475480, -17.252532Ironthe Digital Archaeological RecordHrísheimar, IcelandViking AgeCameron Meikle669a5682bfbfd603130a26e25628f24eb07e6295
12017-05-09T09:55:46-07:00Adam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77Wrought Iron Stirrup3Anglo-Scandinavian Wrought Iron Stirrupmedia/Stirrup.jpgplain2017-05-17T16:56:32-07:00Bolton, Angie. Wrought Iron Stirrup. Still Image, n.d. WAW-989551. Portable Antiquities Scheme. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/425693.1000-1100WAW-989551CC BY52.147366, -1.533762Wrought IronPortable Antiquities SchemeStratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire20090429084529+010000000000000000Eleventh CenturyAdam Bigelow3afa9c7ecebf516bba6609664b1b12f79c54bf77