birka belt Armets This later type of spangenhelm

This later type of spangenhelm was employed between the late 11th and mid-13th centuries and may be associated with the Crusades of that era

With a grill visor

and both the visor and skull are sharply pointed to deflect blows

The morion was designed to protect the head without obstructing vision

birka belt Armets This later type of spangenhelmThe 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