Repton Brooch, Bronze armrings has lost her husband and

has lost her husband and with him

both of which were common in the Viking Age

poplar or linden

Head wedged to the shaft

2 dl (7 oz)

Repton Brooch, Bronze armrings has lost her husband andBrooch based on a find from Repton, UK, at the site where a large Viking army had their winter camp in the year 873. The find was made by an amateur detectorist and its current day fate is unknown to us which is the case with most such finds. Far from all end up in museums where they can be seen by the general public. We decided to make a replica of it due to the interesting design, which could with some wishful thinking be interpreted as a 4 arm