Description

Replica of an Anglo-Saxon strap end for 2 cm width.

Here you can buy an authentic replica of an Anglo-Saxon end fitting, faithfully made after a Viking model of the late 9th century in the so-called Trewhiddle style.

The zoomorphic design of the strap end fitting in the so-called Trewhiddle style is typical for the Anglo-Saxon utilitarian art of the 8th and early 9th century.

Many Anglo-Saxon belt ends are known from Viking England. They often have a peculiar longitudinal oval shape and are characterized by a decorative design with notched carvings and silver inlays.

The Anglo-Saxon belt tip mount measures 6.8 x 2.3 cm and is suitable for belts 2 cm wide.
Two double-headed rivets are included for easy fastening with a hammer.

You can buy the strap end fitting in high-quality bronze or in real silver-plated.

The Trewhiddle style is a distinctive style in Anglo-Saxon art which takes its name from the Trewhiddle treasure discovered in Trewhiddle, Cornwall in 1770. This treasure contained the most outstanding metalwork produced in ninth-century England, decorated in an animated, complex style.

Trewhiddle ornamentation often used interlocking niello intarsia and zoomorphic, vegetal and geometric patterns, intricately carved silver objects. Famous examples of the Trewhiddle style are the Pentney hoard, the Abindgdon sword, the Fuller brooch and the Strickland brooch.