viking beard bead rygge silvered bronze Riemen - gespen en riembeslag The caftan is crafted after

The caftan is crafted after a Viking caftan excavated in Birka

Het wapen heeft een oerdegelijke uitstraling en is zeer realistisch geschilderd zodat hij lijkt te zijn gemaakt van staal

The “beard” — the downward extension of the blade — provided a larger cutting surface without increasing the weight of the axe

Long tassets like these were used worldwide between the 16th and 17th centuries

Arming doublets were worn beneath plate armour from the 15th century onwards

viking beard bead rygge silvered bronze Riemen - gespen en riembeslag The caftan is crafted afterThe motif on this semi granulated beard bead is made after a historical original excavated in Rygge in Norway. The original dates from the 9th century and was a Viking beard bead.