dirham pendant birka 8th century silvered bronze HEMA zwaarden wooden weapons are great for

wooden weapons are great for teaching people how to sword fight

The helmet is well-suited to reenactment battles

The blade is made with a hardness of 48 HRC

This hat is made of 100% wool and is decorated with a feather

and Viking-style weapons gave them a strategic advantage in combat against other Irish warriors

dirham pendant birka 8th century silvered bronze HEMA zwaarden wooden weapons are great forThis pendant is a detailed replica of a Viking Age Arab dirham coin, modeled after a find from Birka. The coin, like the original, has a small eye to wear as a pendant. Arabic dirhams were loved by the Vikings for their purity silver and were traded throughout Scandinavia and Europe; they often appear in treasure finds and were regularly converted into pendants, as several finds confirm. The coin itself was minted under the reign of Caliph Al Walid I