leather vambrace with vegvisir Messen This sword is a replica

This sword is a replica of original examples from the first half of the 10th century and is classified as a Petersen Type P

The helmet has a conical shape that deflects blows away from the head

The grip is made of wood and bone

Saxons and other warrior people

This buckler is classified as a type IB according to Herbert Schmidt’s typology

leather vambrace with vegvisir Messen This sword is a replicaThe vambrace is beautifully decorated with a Vegvisir motif. The Vegvisir is a symbol from the Icelandic Huld manuscript, a 19th century occult book of spells. Vegvisir means: that which shows the way. Whoever wore this magical symbol would not get lost during a storm. It is not known whether the early medieval Vikings knew this symbol. Amongst neopagans and in modern Viking culture, however, it plays an important role and has been given a new