viking turtle brooch birka grave 860 Borden - flessen - kommen en bekers the Rusvik and by the

the Rusvik and by the Varangian Guards

The fabric is woven into a herringbone pattern — a commonly employed fabric for centuries

It is rivetted with round rivets

smaller bells such as this were hung behind the door in a shop to hear people coming in

It was likely in use up until the First Crusade

viking turtle brooch birka grave 860 Borden - flessen - kommen en bekers the Rusvik and by theThe turtle brooch is a replica of a 9th10th century original excavated in Viking grave 860 in Birka. Turtle brooches of this kind were worn on the hangeroc by Viking women. The turtle brooch has an eye at the bottom to attach jewellery and jewellery distributors.