But the most common were brooches, worn to fasten clothing. Various types were popular in different areas and at different times. These included circular saucer brooches, common in England, symmetrical equal-armed brooches typical of the Elbe-Weser region of Germany, and eagle-shaped brooches particularly associated with the Goths. Sometimes different brooch styles are used to trace the movements of particular groups, such as the Angles or Saxons who often wore cruciform brooches.
