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A pair of authentic Anglo-Saxon leg wrap hooks in Trewhiddle style of the Viking Era. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 2.8 x 2 cm.Productdetails...
Anglo-Saxon leg-wrap hooks of the Viking Age.
This pair of Viking Age leg-wrap hooks in so-called Trewhiddle style were made in detail after an Anglo-Saxon find dated to the 9th century.The leg-wrap hooks were attached to the knee area at the end of the leg wraps and provided a secure hold on the leg.
Link to the original leg wrap hook....
Leg-wraps were worn by both men and women in the Anglo-Saxon and Viking society, and can therefore be found in the Russian territories as well as in England and Scandinavia.
Due to the small eyelets, the leg-wrap hooks can be easily sewn to the tip of the leg wraps and remains safely in place due to the long needle.
The Anglo-Saxon leg-wrap hooks are made of high-quality bronze and are also available in real silver-plated.
The dimensions are: 2,8 x 2 cm. The leg wrap hooks are supplied as a pair.
The Trewhiddle style is a distinctive style in Anglo-Saxon art, which takes its name from the Trewhiddle treasure discovered in 1770 in Trewhiddle, Cornwall. This treasure contained the most outstanding metalwork produced in ninth-century England and decorated in an animated, complex style.
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rewhiddle ornamentation often used intertwined niello inlays and zoomorphic, plant and geometric patterns, which were intricately carved in silver. Famous examples of the Trewhiddle style are the Pentney hoard, the Abindgdon sword, the Fuller brooch and the Strickland brooch.
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