Hand Made, Viking and Celtic Brooches & Pins

A selection from our extensive range of hand-crafted jewellery. The items below are fashioned from pewter or brass, and some are gold plated.

Gold Plated Trefoil Brooch (Shown in middle of picture) Material: Pewter with gold plate Dimentions: 52mm Introduced into Scandinavia in the 8th century, this type of brooch was used as a clothing fastener. This style rapidly spread with the Vikings as they moved across Europe and beyond. This pewter replica is based on an original from East Anglia. Price: £25.00

	Gold Plated St. Ninian's Penanular Brooch Material: Pewter with gold plate. Another brooch based on a find from the St. Ninian's Isle hoard. Like the original, the pin is inset with a glass cabachon, each terminal countains 4 more and a final one is in the centre of the brooch itself. Colours of the cabachons may vary. Price: £68.00

Gold Plated St. Ninian's Penanular Brooch Material: Pewter with gold plate Stone choice: Red orGreen Dimentions: 71mm, pin length 115mm This gold plated brooch is based on one from the St. Ninians Isle hoard from Scotland. Though the originals were in silver, they were of a low level of purity. This means that modern day pewter is a good substitute. Price: £68.00

Anglo Saxon Brooches

Anglo Saxon Short Long Brooches

These are a gold plated pewter version of an Anglo Saxon fibula style brooch of the 5th/6th century. They are a smaller version of the long brooches of the same period, and were worn either singly, fastening a cloak, or in pairs to fasten a dress or peplos. These brooches, while simple in design, sport a pair of eagle or raven heads, which were a common motif in Anglo Saxon Art.

Price per pair: £65.00

Also available in pewter

Price per pair: £35.00

Gold Plated Luck of Lochland

Material: Pewter with gold plate
Dimentions: 64mm X 40mm
Irish annals suggest that Lochland was a Viking kingdom in Scotland in the 8th/9th century. This pewter brooch is an original design based on the 10th century ‘Jelling Style.’ It is inspired by original brooches and the one described in ‘Who’s Afraid of Beowulf’ by Tom Holt.

Price: £35.00

Gold viking Brooch

	Pewter Oval Brooches The brooches are 8.2 cm long, and weigh about 100g. Based on a find from Lisbjerg, Denmark, they sport a very cheerful looking gripping beast design. In Pewter: £70.00 per pair Gold Plated: £140.00 per pair (See top of page for photo)

York Disc Brooch Material: Pewter This pewter disc brooch is a reproduction of a find from York, and dates to the 9th/10th century. Due to its location, it indicates that there were good trade links between the Vikings & Saxons of the period. Price: £17.50

	St Ninians Hoard Pictish Penanular #1 Material: Pewter Colour choice: Red, Green, Blue Dimentions: 71mm, pin length 115mm This pewter brooch is based on one from the St. Ninians Isle hoard from Scotland. Though the originals were in silver, they were of a low level of purity. This means that modern day pewter is a good substitute. Price: £40.00

St Ninians Hoard Pictish Penanular #2 Material: Pewter Another brooch based on a find from the St. Ninian's Isle hoard. Like the original, the pin is inset with a glass cabachon, each terminal countains 4 more and a final one is in the centre of the brooch itself. Colours of the cabachons may vary. Price: £40.00

	Luck of Lochland - A Brooch In The Viking Jellinge Style Material: Pewter Dimentions: 64mm X 40mm Irish annals suggest that Lochland was a Viking kingdom in Scotland in the 8th/9th century. This pewter brooch is an original design based on the 10th century ‘Jelling Style.’ It is inspired by original brooches and the one described in ‘Who’s Afraid of Beowulf’ by Tom Holt. Price: £25.00

Large York Viking Or Saxon Disc Brooch Material: Pewter Dimentions: 75mm This pewter brooch is based on a Viking age find from York, yet it also shows strong Saxon and Frankish influences. The original would most likely have been used to fasten a cloak, so ours had been designed to do the same. Price: £25.00

	Viking Jellinge Style Brooch Material: Pewter Dimentions: 35mm A pewter brooch based on a Viking age find from York. This disc brooch shows a ‘backwards looking animal,’ a typical Saxon style. Here this imagery has been used by a Viking jeweller, who then added his own twist to the classic Saxon design. Price: £12.50

Viking Trefoil Brooch Material: Pewter Dimentions: 52mm Introduced into Scandinavia in the 8th century, this type of brooch was used as a clothing fastener. This style rapidly spread with the Vikings as they moved across Europe and beyond. This pewter replica is based on an original from East Anglia. Price: £17.50

	Viking Equal Armed Brooch Material: Pewter Dimentions: 92mm X 39mm A typically Viking style of brooch used by women to fasten a cloak or shawl at the throat. This pewter version is based on one from Birka in Sweden. Price: £25.00

Penanular Material: Copper Alloy Dimensions: Sizes may vary-approx 25 - 30mm Found: Various Date: Dark Age/Early Mediaeval Price: £15.00

	Viking 'Dublin Style' Ring Pin Material: Copper Alloy Length: From 75mm upwards Found:Dublin/England/Scandinavia Scotland Date: 9th/10th Century Price: £25.00

Thistle Brooch Material: Pewter Brooch Width: 70mm Pin Length: 140mm Based on: Thistle brooches of the period. A style from Ireland that became popular with the Vikings, especially in Scotland. Date: 10th/11th Century Price: £30.00

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