Cruciform Brooch and Anglo-Saxon England

Examination and analysis of one of the most important artefacts of Anglo-Saxon society, the cruciform brooch, setting it in a wider context.

Cruciform brooches were large and decorative items of jewellery, frequently used to pin together women''s garments in pre-Christian northwest Europe. Characterised by the strange bestial visages that project from the feet of thesedress and cloak fasteners, cru...