birka belt

birka beltThe belt is a replica based on fragments of an original found in grave 501 in the Viking town of Birka in Sweden. The belt fittings are decorated in the Borre style. Belts of this kind were worn throughout the Viking world. Crafted from high quality brown leather, the belt measures 165 cm in length. The Viking god Odin, known as Wodan in Germanic mythology, was the god of the aristocracy and warrior class. Odin Wodan is associated with omniscience; he

They are also more than adequate to connect several medieval tents together in order to remain on dry ground whilst walking from one tent to another

The bokken measures 112 cm in length with a blade of 80 cm and weighs 800 grams

Particularly following the second plague epidemic

It is for this reason that women were keen to wear jewellery in the form of a snake

and is derived from historical claymores

Brooches of this type were originally not brooches at all

whilst similar fittings were also found in Birka

They are delivered per pair and weigh approximately 740 g

It has a length of 143 cm and a hood of 60 cm

The scabbard features a belt loop and a scabbard tip

The model is based on caligae excavated in Castleford (GB) and Valkenburg (NL) — the footwear worn by Roman legionaries

Examples have been excavated across Europe and as far afield as Israel