The Making of Broaches and LawTrachts
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Anvils were made from a single block of iron, of square section.
The working surface was slightly convex or curved outward.
The body of the anvil tapered towards the base, from which, a tapering spike, which was rectangular in shape.
In the middle of one of the sides of the anvil was a conical projection - its tip was missing, probably used for smoothing or expanding metal.
Made from Iron.
9th Century in Date and is Irish.
The Iron head is 4.7cm in length & 2.7cm in height.
Found at a Viking cemetary at Islandbridge, Dublin.
The original surface of this hammer-head is missing.
Rectangular in cross-section
Law Tracts
Eleven law tracts describe social hierarchies, which had various degrees of sub-division and complexity.
They describe a hierarchical society based on kinship and clientage.
Crith Gabhalach is only one example of a Law Tract.
Derbfine
Every freeman was a member of this kingroup.
A family united under one great grandfather.
During the 7th/8th centuries this changed to include kin who were united by a common grandfather, this was known as the gelfine.
Derbfine
Great grandfather
Grandfather
Father.
Derbfine
4 generations united under a kin group .
Entitled to ascend to Kingship.
Rare to have all 4 generations to be alive at the same time.
Gelfine
3 generations united under a kin group.
Entitled to ascend to the Kingship.
More common to have 3 generations alive at the same time.
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