deepeeka late viking sword oakeshott type x battle Middeleeuwse zwaarden The helmet required a mechanism

The helmet required a mechanism to open and close it for practical wear

under the forehead

It measures 5

The bag fitting has a buckle and ends in two horse heads

which allow extra freedom of movement for the legs

deepeeka late viking sword oakeshott type x battle Middeleeuwse zwaarden The helmet required a mechanismThis sword is based on a late 10thearly 11th century original discovered in Vammala, Finland. The original is now part of the collection of the Suomen Kansallismuseo (Finnish National Museum) in Helsinki. It is classified as an Oakeshott type Xa, originally a Frankish sword type that remained popular well into the 13th century. The blade of the original bears the inscription +NSOMEFECIT+, with three other swords bearing the same inscription also found