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Contents. 



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I. Typologrcal description of the cruciform brooches. 



1. Origin of the tvpe 7 



2. The early cruciform brooches 20 



3. Development of the cruciform brooches in the Eastern parts of the 

 Scandinavian Peninsula 28 



4. The cruciform brooches in Western Norwa}' ")8 



5. The cruciform brooches of England 97 



II. Chronology of the cruciform brooches. 



1. The early forms 117 



2. Cruciform brooches contemporary with silver-plated brooches 128 



3. Cruciform brooches contemporary with early brooches in relief 132 



4. Cruciform brooches contemporary with late brooches in relief 139 



5. General chronological conclusions compared with the typology 151 



List of illnstrations 155 



List of abbreviations 160 



