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Beads were mainly worn by Anglo-Saxon women and young girls. They were worn in strings, usually between the pair of brooches which fastened together a woman's dress. Some necklaces have in excess of 100 beads. |
| Beads have been found in the graves of children, but it seems that they wore one or two beads rather than long strings. They may have been worn by girls rather than boys. |  |
Men may also have worn one or two beads either as a necklace, as belt toggles or as sword fastenings. Beads were made from many materials: |
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Other objects were also suspended on Anglo-Saxon necklaces:
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