merovingian bow brooch Alle kleding The high side walls of

The high side walls of the tent end in a roof

the blade looks lifelike and the guard looks like beautiful silver

The seax is a short sword without a guard and a fairly straight blade

This seax is made after historical seaxes that were used by the Vikings and Germanic tribes

Auxiliae in the Roman army used hauberks like this as well

merovingian bow brooch Alle kleding The high side walls ofThis bow brooch is based on a Frankish Merovingian original from the 6th 7th century. Bow brooches like this were widely used by the Germanic tribes. The original is nowadays part of the collection of the Clevaland Museum of Art in Ohio USA.