9e eeuwse spangenhelm, 1.6 mm Katana's Birka was een belangrijke handelsstad

Birka was een belangrijke handelsstad in het (vroeg)middeleeuwse Zweden

This drinking horn is engraved with a Germanic-Viking Yggdrasil

Leather laces can be used to easily attach chainmail coifs and armor parts to the chainmail shirt

The helmet features a conical shape that helps to deflect blows to the head

Mary’s Church in Elsing

9e eeuwse spangenhelm, 1.6 mm Katana's Birka was een belangrijke handelsstadThis helmet is based on several early medieval originals. Spangen helmets like this were worn throughout Europe between the 5th and 11th centuries. Helmets like this originally consisted of several parts, which were held together with straps. This helmet has a helmet bowl that is made in one piece for extra strength. The nose piece is extra reinforced and is 2 mm thick. The rest of the helmet is 1. 6 mm thick. In the 11th century, the spangenhelm was