---
title: Viking Age Oval Brooches from Hedeby
author: Einsamer Schütze
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9283/viking-age-oval-brooches-from-hedeby/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Viking Age Oval Brooches from Hedeby

_Authored by Einsamer Schütze_

## Image File

[![Viking Age Oval Brooches from Hedeby](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9283.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9283.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 were found at the Danish Viking trading centre of [Hedeby](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hedeby/), near the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Schleswig in present-day Germany, and reside in the Hedeby Viking Museum (Danish: Vikingemuseum Hedeby; German: Wikinger Museum Haithabu) in Busdorf, Germany.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Schütze, E. (2018, September 28). Viking Age Oval Brooches from Hedeby. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9283/viking-age-oval-brooches-from-hedeby/>
### Chicago
Schütze, Einsamer. "Viking Age Oval Brooches from Hedeby." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 28, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9283/viking-age-oval-brooches-from-hedeby/>.
### MLA
Schütze, Einsamer. "Viking Age Oval Brooches from Hedeby." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Sep 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9283/viking-age-oval-brooches-from-hedeby/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Haithabu_Museum_022.JPG) by [**Einsamer Schütze**](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Haithabu_Museum_022.JPG). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 28 September 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.