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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.
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AD45 - Turtle Brooches, Large
Turtle brooches are worn in pairs on the front of a woman's dress. They usually have a string of beads and
charms suspended between them. This design is copied from several examples found in Norway, Sweden and Iceland,
9th - 10th century. Openwork design keeps weight to a minimum. Length 108mm.
Bronze £220, US$420, €320 per pair
Silver £450, US$850, €650 per pair
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AD47 - Turtle Brooches, Small
Turtle brooches based on finds from Iceland, Germany / Denmark (Hedeby) and Sweden (Birka), 10th century.
Strong and solid without being cumbersome. Length 76mm.
Bronze £140, US$280, €187 per pair
Silver £300, US$525, €435 per pair
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RSTB1 - Turtle Brooches
Viking Turtle brooches of generic design with integral ring for suspending beads etc. Solid and chunky. Length 70mm.
Bronze £70, US$125, €105 per pair
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ADB64 - Mors Dragon Brooch
Small Urnes style brooch with dragon design. Diameter 25mm.
Bronze £25, US$44, €37
Silver £46, US$87, €67
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AD44 - Round Urnes Dragon Brooch
Urnes brooch modelled on English find from Wisbech, 12th century. Diameter 44mm.
Bronze £37, US$70, €54
Silver £71, US$135, €103
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AD46 - 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 £37, US$70, €54
Silver £71, US$135, €103
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AD49 - Gripping Beast Disc
Gripping beast brooch with dragon design, copied from a 9th century Norwegian pendant. Diameter 25mm.
Bronze £25, US$44, €37
Silver £46, US$87, €67
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AD55 - Dragon
Copy of a Swedish brooch, 11th - 12th century. Width 50mm.
Bronze £37, US$70, €54
Silver £71, US$135, €103
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ADB63 - Trefoil Brooch
Viking trefoil brooch. Worn in the centre of the chest by Viking women to hold the cloak together.
Bronze £76, US$144, €99
Silver £165, US$315, €240
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We also sell silver and Bronze penannular brooches. Click here.
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