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.

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

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

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

ADB64 - Mors Dragon Brooch Small Urnes style brooch with dragon design. Diameter 25mm. Bronze £25, US$44, €37 Silver £46, US$87, €67

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

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

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

AD55 - Dragon Copy of a Swedish brooch, 11th - 12th century. Width 50mm. Bronze £37, US$70, €54 Silver £71, US$135, €103

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

We also sell silver and Bronze penannular brooches. Click here.