brass cignus roman spoon Middeleeuwse kleding In 1919 Jan Petersen published

In 1919 Jan Petersen published his groundbreaking Viking sword classifications

Hadrianus changed a lot in the British landscape

The fibula clearly shows Merovingian and Byzantine influences

Nasal helmets like this were worn in Western Europe from the 9th century onward

The edge is decorated with an embroidered ribbon

brass cignus roman spoon Middeleeuwse kleding In 1919 Jan Petersen publishedThe word cignus is Latin for 'swan'. The term cignus is used by archaeologists for a type of spoon that is often made of bronze and whose handle is shaped like a swan's neck. These types of spoons are mainly found in excavations of fourth and fifth century Roman hoards. Examples of finds of the cignus are the Thetford Hoard and the Hoxne Hoard. The Hoxne Hoard in Suffolk is the largest find of late Roman silver and gold ever excavated in England. This