Scandinavian Jewelry

"To Prepare a Most Honorable Feast" (translated from Maistre Chiquart), "To Make a Feast," "An Islamic Dinner," "A Dinner at Pennsic," "A Jeweler's Bibliography," "Books on Metalworking," and "Period Jewelery You Can Make."

A Hiberno-No rse knobbed ring pin, decorated with three incised saltires. The ring has four projecting knobs, waisted and with a cluster of five subsidiary knobs on each head.

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

Archeologi cal evidence from the Norse world is limited enough that, to put together a complete outfit, you may have to mix and match a bit from different times and places. This PDF file is from our slide show, depicting various Norse dress accessorie s. While the class is more interestin g in person because of its discussion format, the online version has lots of nice photos. If you like this link, also check out www.jomsb.org/Sunnifa/Accessories/Norsewidgets.pdf.

The bold but simple decoration , the size of the silver brooch, and the inscriptio n suggest that its owner was a woman of some status.

This elegant openwork brooch was found in a churchyard . The skill needed to make it indicates that it was probably worn by a man or woman of some importance , and the brooch would have been considered a symbol of prestige.

An initiative by members of the metal-detecting community to promote good practice within the hobby. It is an easy-to-use, friendly and supportive online facility for detectorists to record their finds and ensure that the information is preserved for future generations.

By HL HRothgar Thorsson. LOTS of photograph s of well known extant piece representi ng different styles of jewelry. Short bibliograp hy is included and each photograph is cited.