Silver disc brooch of Ædwen, Anglo-Scandinavian, first half of the 11th century. Artist: Unknown

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Silver disc brooch of Ædwen, Anglo-Scandinavian, first half of the 11th century. The decoration shows the Viking Ringerike style. The brooch may have been buried at a time of danger; it was found in a hoard in a field at Sutton, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, in 1694. From the British Museum.

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