Viking & Dark Age
Arms and Armour
Spear Head
made by Craig Sitch
Manning Imperial
Spearhead.
Iron, silver.
Runic inscriptions on the silver coated socket reads ”Rane owns this spearhead. Botfus carved”.
Source location: Stor-Vede, Follingbo, Gotland, Sweden.
Dating from : Viking.
Collection information: Staten Historiska Museum, Stockholm, SHM 15928
Link to Museum photos of original
http://www.flickr.com/photos/historiska/6909076569/in/photostream
References:
Petersen, Jan. Spear typologies
http://forum.blankvaapen.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=99&d=1210808520
DeNorske Vikingesverd En Typologisk-kronologisk Studie Over Vikingetidens by Petersen, Jan
( viking typology sword axe spear shield boss )
What’s the evidence for… Viking Age Spears
Axe - single hander
Axe with original Handle
handle is approx. 75 cm long
Alken Enge bog located in in the Alken Enge wetlands near Lake Mossø in East Jutland, Denmark
Source location: bog at Alken Enge, East Jutland Denmark
Dating from : Iron age - Viking
Collection information: Skanderborg Museum
Link to Museum photos of original
http://www.skanderborgmuseum.dk/Press_Releases-1085.aspx
Axe - single hander - stray find
Source location: Mastemyr, Gotland, Sweden
Dating from : 10th C.
Collection information: Staten Historiska Museum, Stockholm, 31398
References:
The Mastermyr Find - A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland, G. Aridsson & G. Berg, 1983
Petersen, Jan. Axe typologies
Axe - Two Hander
Axe, broad-bladed.
Iron.
Axes of this kind were multifunctional and could be used in battle as well as in timberwork.
Source location: Utanmyra, Sollerön, Dalarna, Sweden.
Dating from : Viking
Collection information: Staten Historiska Museum, Stockholm SHM 16807
Link to Museum photos of original
http://www.flickr.com/photos/historiska/6908985285/in/photostream
Axe.
Iron, wood.
Source location: Grave find, Björkö, Adelsö, Uppland, Sweden.
Dating from : Viking
Collection information: Staten Historiska Museum, Stockholm SHM 34000:Bj 581 Link to
Museum photos of original
See also kulturarvsdata.se/shm/object/html/181497
http://www.flickr.com/photos/historiska/6851595915/in/set-72157629257816939/
References:
Petersen, Jan. Axe typologies
Sword
made by Tim Dawson
Inlaid iron sword
Petersen's H- type with pommel and guards inlaid with alternating silver and copper wire
Fullered blade - Length 71 cm
Source location: Barkarby, Jarfalla, Uppland Sweden
Dating from : Viking
Collection information: Staten Historiska Museum, Stockholm SHM 19844:26
Link to Museum photos of original
http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/fid.asp?fid=263027
References
Viking Artifacts : Graham-Campbell - page 70 item no. 247
Petersen, Jan. Sword typologies
http://www.vikingsword.com/vbook/vtypes.pdf
http://michael-engel.io.ua/album317450
Viking Scabbard Chape from Skåne
10th C
Gokstad Shield with hand beated boss
Gokstad ship burial,
Diameter: 94 cm
32 shields, with some painted entirely in yellow, with the others painted in black
Date: 905AD.
Source location: 48 Lower Gokstad, Gokstad Lower, Sandefjord, Oslo, Norway, / Westfold Norway
Collection information: Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, Oseberg
Link to Museum photos of original
http://web.missouri.edu/~rls555/SCA/research/goksh/goksh.htm
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=239913KHM
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=369850KHM
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=369808KHM
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=369849KHM
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=369419KHM
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=369424KHM
Gokstad shield boss
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=370206KHM
Oseberg Ship Burial, Oseberg Norway
Diameter: ?
Source location: Oseberg ship find, Oseberg, Norway
Date: 905AD.
Collection information: Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, Oseberg
Link to Museum photos of original
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=369540KHM
4 Shields
Source location: Norway, Aust-Agder, VALLE, Unknown farm, 0, Norway, Buskerud, FLESBERG, GÅRDÅS, 146, Norway, Hedmark, Eidskog, Matrand, 31, Norway, Telemark, Skien, GJEMSØ KLOSTER, 217
Date: Middle ages
Collection information: Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, Oseberg
Link to Museum photos of original
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=228338KHM
Norge Shield Bosses
Source location: Norge, Hedmark, STANGE, KORSØDEGÅRDEN, 173
Date: ?
Collection information: Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, Oseberg
Link to Museum photos of original
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=234891KHM
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=234892KHM
http://www.unimus.no/foto/#/I=236484KHM
References:
Looking for the Evidence - Extant Wooden Shields - Summary of Finds by Jenny Baker
https://sites.google.com/site/archoevidence/home/wooden-shields
Snake beastie design on Shield based on Snake beastie on the
Silver bowl
Source location: Lilla Valla Rute Gotland , Sweden
Dating from : Viking
Collection information: Staten Historiska Museum, Stockholm SHM
References:
Viking Artifacts : Graham-Campbell - page 19 item no. 64
Shield Colours
References:
Shield Paints by Hazel Uzzell
Rus Helmet
made by Egfroth
Gnëzdovo Helmet No. 2 - / Helmet No. 9
Type IIa - Sphæroconical - variant
Source location: Gnezdovo, Ukraine, Russia
Dating from : 9th -10th cent
References:
Old Russian Arms and Armour: Helmets by Anatolij N. Kirpichnikov, Translated and expanded by Artem Nagorskiy & Edited and annotated by Peter Beatson - Helmet No. 9
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/kirpichnikov_helmets/helmets.htm
Old Russian Arms and Armour: Helmets - Photo Gallery by Peter Beatson - Helmet No. 9
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/kirpichnikov_helmets/gallery.htm#09_gnezdovo
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/kirpichnikov_helmets/gallery/09_gnezdovo1.jpg
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/kirpichnikov_helmets/gallery/09_gnezdovo2.jpg
Looking for the Evidence - Helmets by Jenny Baker
https://sites.google.com/site/archoevidence/home/helmets
http://www.thorkil.pl/platnerstwo/helmy/wczesne/gnezdovo2.jpg
http://www.thorkil.pl/platnerstwo/helmy/wczesne/gnezdovo1.jpg
http://tower.system.yaroslavl.ru/source/winsloww/archives/helms/great_polish/TempGniezd.jpg
Rus Helmet
made by Rod White
Helmet 20.
Type IIb - Sphæroconical: later type with nasal and tall spike
Source location: Unknown (?Ukraine), Russia
Dating from :12th - 13th c.
References:
Old Russian Arms and Armour: Helmets by Anatolij N. Kirpichnikov, Translated and expanded by Artem Nagorskiy & Edited and annotated by Peter Beatson - Helmet 20.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/kirpichnikov_helmets/helmets.htm
Old Russian Arms and Armour: Helmets - Photo Gallery by Peter Beatson - Helmet 20.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/kirpichnikov_helmets/gallery/20_unknown1.jpg
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/kirpichnikov_helmets/gallery.htm#20_unknown
Looking for the Evidence - Helmets by Jenny Baker
Byzantine Helmet
Byzantine Concentric Helmet based on Skylitzes Chronicle of Madrid
References:
Two Byzantine Helmet Reconstructed - A Byzantine Helmet Reconstructed. Based on the Skylitzes Chronical of Madrid By Steven Lowe
http://www.oocities.org/egfroth1/ConcentricHelm.html
Varangian Voice Issue 32 - A Byzantine style helmet based on the Skylitzes chronicle of Madrid
http://nvg.org.au/links/portal.php?what=link&item=20070503034008289
Leather Lamellar
made by Rod White
Mail gloves
Kite shield
Gamberson
Leather Lamellar
Stepp Lamellar Yunnan : Leather-laced plate and lamellar from Yunnan, eighth-thirteenth century (The Board of Trustees of the Royal Armouries, No. XXVIA-161).
Stepp Lamellar: leather Lamellar San Poo, Chinese Turkestan tenth-thirteenth century ???
References:
Looking for the Evidence - Extant Lamellar Armour Finds https://sites.google.com/site/archoevidence/home/lamellar-armour
Kite Shield
Trondheim byrund - Kite shield
Trondheim, Norway
http://tower.system.yaroslavl.ru/source/winsloww/archives/shields_and_bosses/kites/Skold1.jpg
http://tower.system.yaroslavl.ru/source/winsloww/archives/shields_and_bosses/kites/Skold2.jpg
http://tower.system.yaroslavl.ru/source/winsloww/archives/shields_and_bosses/kites/Skold3.jpg
References:
Looking for the Evidence - Extant Wooden Shields - Summary of Finds by Jenny Baker
https://sites.google.com/site/archoevidence/home/wooden-shields
gamerson & mail goves - generic functional for safety