Gotland Bear Head Brooches - Pair shop by location Choose between sterling silver or

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Gotland Bear Head Brooches - Pair shop by location Choose between sterling silver orThis is a pair of brooches based on an example from Gotland, which is now in the British Museum and is likely to date from the 11th century. They are designed to be used as a pair, for fastening a hangaroc, the outer dress worn by Norse women. The bear head style of paired brooches used for this purpose are particular to the Island of Gotland, in the Baltic, where the design is clearly derived from fibula, or bow brooches of the period before the