Trefoil Brooch in Borre style

Trefoil brooch of the Vikings in so-called Borre Style.

The historical model for this beautiful Viking jewellery in Borre Style that you can buy here is made after a find of a trefoil brooch from Smolensk (Russia).

The original brooch is shown today in the Moscow Historical Museum.

The Viking trefoil brooch developed from the Carolingian sword hangers and was widely used throughout the Nordic region.

Dimensions of the trefoil brooch: 4.5 x 4.5 cm.

You can buy the Viking trefoil brooch in high-quality bronze or in real silver-plated.

Trefoil brooches were always worn in the middle of a woman's garment, often in combination with two oval brooches on the right and left shoulder or were used for closing a cape.

Our bore-style trefoil brooch has a sturdy needle on the back, which makes this Viking brooch also suitable for using with strong fabrics such as a woollen cape.

As a component of Carolingian sword hangers, trefoil-shaped belt distributors came from the Franconian Empire to Scandinavia and were converted into jewellery and brooches. Soon these brooches were also manufactured according to the own Scandinavian taste.

As a typical component of the Viking women's garb, trefoil brooches were found without exception in women's graves. The trefoil brooch was usually worn in the middle of the chest between the bowl brooches. In the middle of the 10th century did the trefoil brooch gradually go out of fashion and disappeared from the costume of the Viking Age.