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Strap ends have been in use in northern Europe since Roman times, and were a symbolic element in the belt-furniture of the military among the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Merovingian Franks and Scandinavian Vikings among others. They form decorative plates which protect the end of the belts or straps to which they were attached. A variety of forms have been identified, of which the Scandinavian examples are quite distinctive. Decoration in the form of incised pattern and openwork evidently had considerable symbolic meaning. Here you will find some interesting examples of Viking period strap ends for sale.
