Viking Stirrups from England and their Background
W. A. Seaby|Paul Woodfield
THE SO-CALLED VIKING STIRRUPS are the earliest appearance of this important piece riding equipment in Britain. It is argued, from a distribution known find-spots, that they were not introduced by Scandinavian settlers 9th century but more likely to relate ravaging war bands led Olaf Trygvasson, Sweyn Forkbeard and Cnut Great during reign Aethelraed. Two distinctive British classes emerge, derived north European types, suggesting already being made country.This paper result research undertaken Bill Seaby late 1940s continued present time Paul Woodfield.
Medieval Archaeology