Beads as Jewelry

A downloadable spreadsheet containing information on a sample of 32,000 beads from Anglo-Saxon graves.

Excavations at Fishergate have revealed a settlement where a number of crafts were practised.

Links to images of women wearing beaded necklaces from portraits and illustrati ons of the 15th and 16th centuries.

Suggestions on stringing beads for jewelry.

by Neil Peterson of the Dark Ages Re-Creation Company

The militia of Amiens during the reign of Jean sans Peur (1404-1419 )

A company of 14th century archers, with their wives and children.

Overview of glass bead evidence from the Norse world and production methods for glass beads.

In a letter to Lord Burghley dated 29th November 1592, Sir John mentions "a shypp that was cast away about Alderney". Because of its location and period and because it was carrying military supplies (helmets, body armour, muskets, shot, hand grenades, etc.), it is believed that our wreck is the ship that was mentioned in the dispatches to the Queen's Chief Minister.

Glass beads and necklaces were an important item of wealth and display in the Viking Age.

Recreating women' s beads from Gotland in the Viking age

Viking Trade Bead Classification Charts based on Callmer and Henderson 1991 Glassworking at Ahus, South Sweden [Skane, 8th century AD] by Neil Peterson. Includes full color drawings broken down by time period.