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Did Vikings Wear Earrings. In fact earrings did not exist in Viking material culture until they were found in hoards amongst other types of jewelry. Some jewellery was used for non-decorative reasons for instance Vikings also wore brooches to fasten up their cloaks. Consequently to the rest of Europe these people became Danes Swedes Norwegians and Icelanders and so on. The Vikings also commonly wore belts usually made of bronze.
And if they bought something they would hack a small piece from the arm ring to trade. Historically the Vikings used their arm ring as their pursewallet. By this time most of the Scandinavian population were Christian and were now adapting to the culture of Christian Europe. Viking jewelry was crafted beautifully. They came in a variety of styles and level of details with two primary types used by the Vikings. Apparently the Vikings did not wear ear rings.
They wore all types of jewelry.
2442020 This was the least common form of Viking jewelry. In fact earrings did not exist in Viking material culture until they were found in hoards amongst other types of jewelry. 2842020 Some sources say that the Scandinavians who would have been Viking never wore earrings yet Ive seen online pieces of jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art labeled as Viking earrings. By this time most of the Scandinavian population were Christian and were now adapting to the culture of Christian Europe. They wore rings brooches bracelets and necklaces to show their status. More than 30 lamellae were found in 1877 which gives us evidence that Vikings wore this armor.