Viking Houw Speerpunt, ca. 64 cm, semi-scherp Middeleeuwse mantels & capes The gorget can serve as

The gorget can serve as both a piece of armor and a piece of jewelry

In het Europees paganisme stond het waarschijnlijk voor eeuwige verbondenheid

This upper leg armour is made after the Avant armour

In middeleeuwse manuscripten worden neushelmen zoals deze opvallend genoeg altijd afgebeeld in combinatie met een maliënkap

This brooch is made in the Urnes style

Viking Houw Speerpunt, ca. 64 cm, semi-scherp Middeleeuwse mantels & capes The gorget can serve asThe spear was a favored weapon during the Viking Age. The sheer number and variety of surviving examples led to spears being used more often than swords, as they were not only easier, but also much cheaper to manufacture. Although some Norse sagas suggest that so called chop spears existed (e. g. the Njala saga, a 13th century Icelandic saga in which the warrior Gunnar Hamundarson wields such a spear or atgeir), to date there is no archaeological