“was dressed in a red ornamented kirtle, and over it a scarlet cloak ornamented with lace down to the skirt. Her long and fair hair reached down to her bosom” (Njala, c. 33). [Illustration: Fig. 1173.—Fibula in silver gilt, adorned with niello and two green glass pieces. ½ real size.—Gillberga, Nerike, Sweden. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1174. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1175. ] Beads of bronze, real size, found in a stone cist, Sojvide, Götland. There were 500 of these used to be fastened on a garment. Found with buckle. [Illustration: Fig. 1176. Ring and ornament of bronze, with rivets of iron. ⅔ real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1177.—Necklace of gold, weight about 1½ lbs., Thorslunda, Öland, consisting of tubes fastened one above the other and ornamented with filigree work. Two other of these have been found in Vestergötland—one on the slopes of the Alleberg Hills, near Falköping, the other near Möne Church, about seventeen miles from the former. A similar one was found in Southern Russia, now in the Hermitage Museum, with upper and lower end, ending in well formed long head of snake. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1178.—Back of the necklace. Real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1179.—Belt buckle of bronze. Real size.—Götland. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1180.—Belt hook of bronze. ½ real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1181.—Bronze ring for belt, real size, found with a pincette of bronze in a round tumulus inside a sepulchral chamber. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1182.—Heavy gold arm-ring; weight, 1 lb. 7 oz. ⅔ real size. Found in a very large tumulus, with fragments of a two-edged sword, with a magnificent scabbard of wood and bronze mounted with silver gilt, and partially ornamented; a gold ring, six small rings of gold, a gold pin, fragments of bronze kettle and vases, pieces of a bronze sieve, ornaments of silver of drinking horn, fragments of spear-heads of iron, &c. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1183.—Bracelet of silver plated with silver gilt with the exception of the heads of the small nails.—Norway. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1184.—Spiral bracelet of gold. Real size. Weight, over 1½ oz. Found in the lower part of a stone cairn with a gold spiral ring. A little below the soil of the cairn were found charcoal, pieces of bone, and fragments of iron destroyed by rust.—Norway. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1185.—Spiral bracelet of gold, ⅔ real size, found in a mound inside a cist. Weight, nearly 3 oz.—Norway. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1186.—Ring of gold. Real size.—Norway. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1187.—Gold ring, found in a mound with a bronze vase, pieces of a large spiral gold bracelet, &c.—Norway. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1188.—Finger ring of gold with a cornelian. Real size.—Karneol Sneda, near Ystad, Scania. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1189.—Spiral finger ring. Real size.—Bohuslan. ] [Illustration: Fig. 1190. ] [Illustration: