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Two Viking Age oval brooches - also known as tortoise brooches - which were used in a practical way by women to pin up the straps of their overdresses but were often decorated. They came in pairs - one for each dress strap - and are often found in female graves dating from the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE); because they are typically Viking, they can be used as identifying factors. These particular two reside at the Historical Museum in Oslo, Norway.
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mararie, . (2018, July 07). Viking Age Oval Brooches. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9001/viking-age-oval-brooches/
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