VIKING BROOCHES
Viking brooches were used as clothes fasteners and worn as an ostentatious display of wealth.
These Viking brooches take a
variety of
different forms incorporating dragons and mythical beasts into intricate knotwork designs.
Each of the following pieces has a hand made pin at the back, and most are available in a rich golden bronze or in
sterling silver.
All designs are solid and chunky unless otherwise specified.
MIRROR BROOCHES
Mirror brooches can be used singly as clothes fasteners, or in pairs like tortoise brooches.
SNBM1 - Mirror Brooch from Upεkra
Viking mirror brooch found in Upεkra, Sweden. Length 55mm.
Bronze £20,
US$,
Silver £45,
US$,
|
|
DRAGON BROOCHES
ADB49 - Gripping Beast Disc
Gripping beast brooch with dragon design, copied from a 9th century Norwegian pendant. Diameter 25mm.
Bronze £36,
US$,
Silver £65,
US$,
|
|
ADB64 - Mors Dragon Brooch
Small Urnes style brooch with dragon design. Diameter 25mm.
Bronze £36,
US$,
Silver £65,
US$,
|
|
ADB44 - Round Urnes Dragon Brooch
Urnes brooch modelled on English find from Wisbech, 12th century. Diameter 44mm.
Bronze £52,
US$,
Silver £99,
US$,
|
|
ADB46 - Urnes Dragon Brooch
Urnes style brooch, of common Scandinavian type, this one is copied from a Norwegian find, late 11th - 12th century. Width 44mm.
Bronze £52,
US$,
Silver £120,
US$,
|
|
PENANNULAR BROOCHES
| SNPBP1 | Danish penannular brooch with three animal heads (55mm)
10th century Viking cloak pin from Denmark. Ring and pin are thick and solid for strength, heads have been hollowed out for lightness.
Length of pin 90mm.
Bronze £30,
US$,
Silver £225,
US$,
|
|
|
