Viking armband Orupgård, brons Viking - Ierse & Germaanse broches Met deze veters kon men

Met deze veters kon men pantseronderdelen bevestigen aan de wambuis of acketon of maliënonderdelen

Hieruit ontwikkelde zich de Germaanse Ulfheðnar

Helmets like the one depicted on this jewel

In devastated cities they are there in abundance

The result was often close combat depending on life or death

Viking armband Orupgård, brons Viking - Ierse & Germaanse broches Met deze veters kon menThis Viking bracelet is a replica of a 10th century original excavated in Orupgrd, Denmark. Nowadays it is part of the collection of the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. Wide bracelets like this were worn all over the Viking world. They are i. a. excavated in Dorestad, Wieringen and Dublin.