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title: Viking Age Oval Brooches
author: mararie
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Viking Age Oval Brooches
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9001.jpg)
## Image Caption
Two [Viking Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/29/the-viking-age/) oval brooches - also known as tortoise brooches - which were used in a practical way by [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) 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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## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mararie/5189091751)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mararie/5189091751) by [**mararie**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mararie/5189091751). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 07 July 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.