9th century shield brooch borre style bronze

9th century shield brooch borre style bronzeThe shield brooch is crafted in the Borre style. The historical original of this shield brooch is, according to the classification of the archaeologist Jan Petersen, referred to as a brooch of type P 51 and dates from the 9th century. The oval brooch of type P 51 was especially widespread in Western Norway, but also occurred in almost all other Viking inhabited areas and constitutes almost half of all brooches in the Viking Age.

The opening just below the nasal plate is 3 cm

The sword features a full tang construction and a screwed pommel

The helmet features a thick

Size L: fits a maximum head circumference of 64 cm

well-suited to medieval reenactment

The dragon held deep meaning for the Vikings and was considered a symbol of power

Cavalrymen and hoplites in particular favoured helmets of this type

allowing you to customise your look with ease

Particularly well-suited to collectors

which permit extra freedom of movement for the legs

visor closed and bevor open – provides maximum protection

The Old Irish manuscripts have preserved many Celtic mythological stories