borre style fibula smolensk Festival mantels - gewaden en jassen part of the 15th-century armour

part of the 15th-century armour of the Duke of Milan

Spangenhelms were easy to produce and could be adjusted during campaigns

The point on top was shorter and thicker than the Lucerne hammer

Medieval shoes like this were worn between the 2nd half of the 14th and 15th century all over Europe

presumably from a Völva

borre style fibula smolensk Festival mantels - gewaden en jassen part of the 15th-century armourThis small Viking fibula is based on a 9th century original excavated in Smolensk. Nowadays it is part of the collection of the Historical Museum in Moscow. Trifold fibulae like this were originally first worn by the Franks as decorations on their scabbards and shields. The Vikings acquired them through plundering and adopted the tradition of these decorations. However, the Vikings used them as fibulae. These fibulae were worn by both men and women.