viking sword island eigg leather grip Vikingkralen en baardkralen After the First Crusade

After the First Crusade

This set contains an aureus of this emperor

This chain mail skirt consists of flat rings riveted with wedge rivets and round

or Midgard snake

the eighth and eleventh centuries

viking sword island eigg leather grip Vikingkralen en baardkralen After the First CrusadeThis sword is a replica of a 9th century Viking sword discovered in a burial mound (tumulus) at Kildonnan Dail Sithean. The sword likely belonged to a Viking jarl from the upper ranks of the Viking elite. It is classified as a Petersen Type D. The luxurious grip indicates that the owner must have been exceptionally wealthy. A similar original has been found in Bjornsholm on Jutland, Denmark. This Viking sword features a thin blade with a wide fuller.