lorica segmentata newstead Viking - Ierse en Germaanse broches and identifying surviving examples remains

and identifying surviving examples remains uncertain

This long brigandine is fairly light in weight and durable

This ring was found in a Germanic woman’s grave dating to the 3rd century AD in Himlingøje

This luxurious Viking fibula is a replica of a 9th-10th century original excavated in Lilla Klintegarda on Gotland in Sweden

2 mm thick steel

lorica segmentata newstead Viking - Ierse en Germaanse broches and identifying surviving examples remainsThe lorica segmentata was worn from the 2nd century AD by Roman legionaries. This type of armour plate consisted of iron strips that were attached to the inner side on a leather strap. This is a reconstruction of a lorica segmentata from the late 1stcentury AD that was found in Newstead, Scotland. The main difference between this type and is predecessors is that the Newstead lorica consisted of less ? but bigger plates. The reconstruction is suitable