GUIDING QUESTIONS for MEROVINGIAN LOOPED FIBULAE

  • What is the function of a fibula?

  • Fibulae are one of the most common objects to be found where?

  • Who were the Merovingians? (Scroll over the word Merovingians)

  • What technique was used to created these fibulae? Do you think you could describe it?

  • Why were eagles a popular motif in barbarian art?