Culture and Gender in the Danelaw: Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian Brooches
Jane Kershaw
Recent metal-detecting in areas of northern and eastern England has brought to light hundreds Viking-Age brooches decorated Scandinavian styles. While some objects are likely be products Anglo-Saxon interaction, others diagnostically may have been imported from the homelands. The following considers distribution these items within England, together with their chronology status. It suggests that such pieces were worn express cultural affiliation Danelaw. Given status as female dress accessories, it proposes women particular had a key role promoting colonial identity. In this context, paper contributes increasing scholarly interest value material form, decoration, consumption for negotiating identity
Viking and Medieval Scandinavia