10e eeuwse Vikinghelm Gnezdovo, 1.6 mm Leren jassen en korsetten onderarmbeschermers

onderarmbeschermers

This allows the bearer of the spear to inflict deep and wide stab wounds

inspired by early medieval depictions of Slavs and Vikings

This doublet is made of velvet and fastens at the front with metal buttons

In de Germaanse en later Vikingmythologie worden draken gezien als allesvernietigende monsters

10e eeuwse Vikinghelm Gnezdovo, 1.6 mm Leren jassen en korsetten onderarmbeschermersThis helmet is based on a 10th century original found in Gnezdovo in the Smolensk region of Russia. The settlement of Gnezdovo or Gnyozdovo is located in modern day Russia near Smolensk. It dates back to the 10th century and has a mixture of Slavic, Rusvik and Varangian influences. Helmets like this were worn by the Byzantine Viking Varangian guard as well as by the Vikings in the Baltic Sea area (Rusvik). This helmet is handmade from 1. 6 mm thick