viking vendel helmet with chainmail 16 mm Size:M Gores on the sides —

Gores on the sides — triangular pieces of fabric that give medieval garments a flare — are incorporated into the construction

The length including the head is approx

continued to use the hasta

Also nice as a pendant on a necklace or bracelet

Aventails of this type were worn throughout Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries

viking vendel helmet with chainmail 16 mm Size:M Gores on the sides —The Viking spectacle helmet from the Migration Period, complete with mail, is 1. 6 mm thick and well suited to re enactment battles. Helmets such as these were worn between 550 and 1066, and it is a fine early medieval model based on an original from Valsgrde, Sweden. Valsgrde was only 3 km from Gamla Uppsala, the old centre of the Swedish kings and the seat of pagan belief in Sweden. The helmet is constructed from steel plates attached to one another