viking lamellar scale armour with visby plates

viking lamellar scale armour with visby platesThe scale armour is based upon fragments found in the Viking city of Birka and in Visby on Gotland. Shell and slat armour was employed from classical antiquity well into the Middle Ages. There are examples where scale armour was also utilised by the Vikings. This tradition may have been imported from the Byzantine Empire. The scale armour may be worn separately or over chain mail. It can be easily repaired with loose parts and adjusted to size.

Horn was associated with special occasions and celebrations

The blade runs through the whole grip

Slavic peoples

It may be easily combined with an underdress to complete a historical look

and Eastern Europe

Multi-piece kettle hats were well-suited to infantry

It is inspired by the deadly allure of the Norse Svartálfar and the tales of modern dark elves

The material is flexible and the bracelet may be adjusted to size

Shirts such as these were worn during the Middle Ages across all classes of society

which can be fully utilised by means of its 1

it also serves as a stunning festival dress for renaissance fairs

This beautifully patinated seax is crafted with an authentic pommel and a grip with traditional leather wrapping