A Viking Age stirrup (c) Lincolnshire County Council
A Viking Age stirrup found in the River Witham east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire. (c) Lincolnshire County Council

Stirrup (LCNCC : 1906.9663)

A Viking Age iron stirrup found in the River Witham east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire

A large iron stirrup of Viking type with a long slender looped form, rectangular terminal, and a flat footrest. It was found in the River Witham near Lincoln. Stirrups like this were an innovation that Scandinavian settlers introduced to Anglo-Saxon England in the eleventh century.

Object Type

Stirrup

Date

circa 800 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

The Collection, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Keywords

Danelaw Saga, Horses, iron, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, stirrup, The_Collection, Viking

Further information

You can see the original at The Collection, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

This object is related to Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Find out about Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Lincolnshire County Council

References

The Collection, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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