Examination and analysis of one of the most important artefacts of Anglo-Saxon society, the cruciform brooch, setting it in a wider context.

The Anglian Brooch par excellence
A New Typology for Cruciform Brooches
Building a Chronological Framework
Cycles of Exchange and Production
Migrants, Angles and Petty Kings
Bearers of Tradition
Cruciform Brooches, Anglo-Saxon England and Beyond
Appendix 1: Cruciform Brooches by Type
Appendix 2: Cruciform Brooches by Location
Appendix 3: A Guide to Fragment Classification
Bibliography