Ringspännen i Lund : skiftande traditioner mellan Östersjön och Kontinenten

This article concerns ring brooches from Lund, discussing similarities and differences in the material with respect to ring brooches from Gotland, Denmark and Norway. Ring brooches are commonly used in almost all parts of Northern Europe during both the Viking Age and the Middle Ages. The entire material of ring brooches from Lund has not been analysed before and is therefore a missing piece in the research field. This article is also a contrast to other similar studies of ring brooches. The material indicates regional differences between places in Scandi-navia and Northern Europe and implies a shift from Viking Age traditions to a new medieval society. In this article, the focus is on changes over time, both in design and in meaning, and regional differences between places in Scandinavia, something that should be taken into consideration to a higher degree when studying urban medieval material