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VIKING SLAVE SHACKLE KEY, 10th-11th CENTURY AD - Fagan Arms
VIKING SLAVE SHACKLE KEY, 10th-11th CENTURY AD - Fagan Arms
AMERICAN PRIMITIVE KNIFE, CONNECTICUT - Fagan Arms

10th-11th century AD. Finely forged example, 3 3/8” length, tapered shank with elegantly curled terminal. Opposite with an angled key bit. Excellent conserved. Vikings were very active slavers with the typical Viking household having a slave dwelling outbuilding. It is estimated that by 1100, ten percent of Europe’s population was enslaved.

Stock Number: B7409

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