celtic spearhead la tene

celtic spearhead la teneAccording to archaeological finds from the La Tne period, the spear was the favourite weapon of the Celts alongside the sword. In the 19th century, approximately 2,500 objects were discovered at the La Tne site on Lake Neuchtel in Switzerland, one of the best known sites for artefacts from the La Tne culture, including numerous well preserved spearheads. This site also gave its name to the later pre Roman Iron Age, covering the period from about 480

according to Herbert Schmidt

The dark blue medieval linen tunic is a particularly well-suited garment for medieval markets

whilst the five-lobed pommel is richly adorned with knot motifs and other early medieval decorative patterns

The pauldrons feature a long upper arm segment

The helmet shows similarities with the 7th-century helmets found in Vendel (Sweden)

and are equally well-suited to film and theatre

it weighs 3

The sleeves are fashioned with a puff that may be tied with laces so that the puff is emphasised

are based on the historic original pattern of sailor trousers

The chainmail is worked in the 4:1 construction

The armour is 1 mm thick and has been designed for Larp battles

the Viking god of fertility