. Social Scandinavia in the Viking age. , ankle-rings,bracelets, stick pins, ornamental brooches and buckles,necklaces, finger rings, and diadems, or other hair orna-ments, receive frequent mention in the contemporary lit-erature, or have been found in the tombs. Earrings,however, do not seem to have been common, and wereperhaps largely limited to Swedish Scandinavia. Suchsamples of this jewel as have been found are, for themost part, large and in the form of pendants. Judgingfrom the unusual size of the ear-loop, these ornamentswere worn by being hung over the ear, rather than sus-pended by m
. Social Scandinavia in the Viking age. , ankle-rings,bracelets, stick pins, ornamental brooches and buckles,necklaces, finger rings, and diadems, or other hair orna-ments, receive frequent mention in the contemporary lit-erature, or have been found in the tombs. Earrings,however, do not seem to have been common, and wereperhaps largely limited to Swedish Scandinavia. Suchsamples of this jewel as have been found are, for themost part, large and in the form of pendants. Judgingfrom the unusual size of the ear-loop, these ornamentswere worn by being hung over the ear, rather than sus-pended by means of a perforation in the ear lobe.^ Anklerings were found only in Swedish Eussia, where Orientalinfluence was strong, and here perhaps only in the south-ern part, along the Volga.^*^ The brooch was the most 7Keyser, Private Life, 100; Gustafson, Gabriel, Norges Oldtid, 116;Origines Islandicae, II, 612. 8 Montelius, Oscar, The Civilization of Sweden in Heathen Times, 167. 9 Arne, T. J., La SuUe et VOrient, Ibn-Fadlan, Fig. 2. Silk Cuti or \\ ristband witli Pattern Woven in Gold Thread.(From Miillerp Tor Oldtid)
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