Viking Fibula Brooch
Vikings were Nordic seafarers whose homelands were in Northern Europe. During the 8th to late 11th centuries, the Vikings raided, plundered and traded across wide areas of northern, central and eastern Europe. They were known for their advanced seafaring skills, and were known to have taken their longships great distances, with their activities extending into the Mediterranean littoral, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. During the Medieval Warm Period, under Leif Ericson, heir to Erik the Red, the Vikings even expanded their reach to North America and established short-lived settlements in present day Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Some of their earlier journeys east involved Viking ships sailing into the Gulf of Finland and up the river Neva to the large Lake Ladoga, and on to the mouth of the river Volkhov. The settlement of Aldeigjuborg, known today as Staraia (Old) Ladoga, was located a few kilometers upriver from the mouth of the Volkhov river, where the Vikings traded and settled.
The item in my collection is a Fibula Brooch, which would have been used to fasten clothing, similar to a safety-pin. The brooch in my collection was found in the Lake Ladoga region.
Some of their earlier journeys east involved Viking ships sailing into the Gulf of Finland and up the river Neva to the large Lake Ladoga, and on to the mouth of the river Volkhov. The settlement of Aldeigjuborg, known today as Staraia (Old) Ladoga, was located a few kilometers upriver from the mouth of the Volkhov river, where the Vikings traded and settled.
The item in my collection is a Fibula Brooch, which would have been used to fasten clothing, similar to a safety-pin. The brooch in my collection was found in the Lake Ladoga region.
