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New Silver tone simple design

CELTIC VIKING PICTISH DRUID ROMAN

PENANNULAR pin BROOCH 

Twisted metal ring

Coiled terminal ends

Plain pin bale

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Leftover from treks to some East Coast Renaissance Fairs!   These are going for ridiculously high prices.... Priced low to go...

Bring your character to life in the realm of fantasy and adventures with a great pin!!!  Also a great clasp for a streetwear cape or poncho, or pin on a sweater!

Yellow brass tone twisted metal with coiled terminals, in an earlier style found in the 3rd-5th centuries, before the more ornately decorated pieces of the 7th-9th centuries.   Nice size, ideal for costumes/cosplay/LARP; Renaissance Fairs; Viking, Celtic, or Medieval reenactments; SCA 

Penannular means ”formed as an incomplete ring” as seen by the intentional gap opening at one side of the circle.  

These pins were the essential clothing fasteners especially for Celtic, Druid, Pictish, and Viking cloaks, British Roman capes, and Scottish tartan plaids, shawls, and sashes.  Readily identified by the separate pin on a open-ended ring that passes through fabric, up through the opening, which is then secured by rotating the ring, preventing it from falling out.

Especially good for beginners, but experienced users —re-enactors, collectors, and performers — can wear, too!

See our other listings for more extra Ren Faire accessories! Celtic embossed Arm Guards, Faux fur Arm Gauntlets, cinch belt and other penannulars...

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We'd love to see someone adopt and enjoy! 

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The Penannular brooch is an ancient, "almost closed" ring-shaped brooch used to fasten shawls, cloaks, and plaids. It features a separate pin on a ring that passes through fabric, which is then secured by rotating the ring, preventing it from falling out. These pins are popular in silver, bronze, and pewter, often featuring traditional Celtic knotwork.

Penannular means ”formed as an incomplete ring” (Derived from Latin paene (almost) + annulus (ring).  The Gaelic name is Irish broitse (BRUH-chuh) or Scottish broiseach (BRUH-shawk).

Originating in the British Isles during the late Iron Age (120 BC/BCE to 43-100 AD/CE), the pin evolved from Celtic tribal societies to Roman rule (43–410 AD/CE), followed by Anglo-Saxon migration and settlement (c. 450 AD/CE), then into the Viking Age (793-1066 AD/CE).  Through the timeline, the brooches became more and more ornate, with Celtic knots and symbolic zoomorphism, Viking runes and symbols, and Roman oomorphic terminals (animal/human heads) and Christian symbolism.  As they evolved from simple iron rings to brooches of fine precious metals, enamels, and gemstones, the clasps denoted class, wealth, and status.

The pin passes through the fabric, up through the gap, and then the ring is rotated to lock it in place. They are ideal for loosely woven materials like hand-knit shawls.

Notable examples include the Vindolanda Horse-head brooch, the Pictish Galway Brooch, the Irish Tara Brooch, and the Scottish Hunterston Brooch. The first are true penannular, while the last 2 are "pseudo-penannular" type (with a fully closed head or hoop). All are circa 7th-8th Century.

All are circa 7th or early 8th century