norman shield Slagwapens or as surcoat over plate

or as surcoat over plate armor

hip length and the cloak can be tied with long cords

This Viking horn cup is made of beautifully smooth polished light colored horn and is decorated with an Icelandic Vegvisir

though it is equally well-suited to Celts

several places of worship have been found here

norman shield Slagwapens or as surcoat over plateThis type of shield is based on originals depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry (1066), the Codex Aureus Epternacensis (early 11th century), and the chronicle Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis (1196). Shields like these were probably introduced by the Normans and, after the First Crusade, were used in all Christian, Byzantine, and some Islamic armies. The shield offered excellent protection and was used by both cavalry and infantry. During long