viking brooch birka grave 1080 Middeleeuwse broeken Olive wood has several unique

Olive wood has several unique properties: it has a beautiful pattern

The bust is crafted from plaster alabaster

so that it does not slip out of your hand during an intensive LARP battle

nasal helmets like this are always depicted in combination with a chainmail coif

Shields like this were a further development of the originals depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry

viking brooch birka grave 1080 Middeleeuwse broeken Olive wood has several uniqueThis Viking brooch is a replica of a 9th 10th century original excavated at the Viking town of Birka. Brooches like this were worn by women and are regularly excavated in Viking graves.