gaelic brooch ballyspellan silvered

gaelic brooch ballyspellan silveredThe Gaelic brooch is a replica of a 9th century Irish original excavated at Ballyspellan near Kilkenny. Brooches of this type were worn in all shapes and sizes by the Gaelic peoples of Ireland and Scotland. Occasionally the pins were so extraordinarily long that the Old Irish laws determined that a person who accidentally injured someone else with the pin of his brooch should pay a fine.

the camail emerged — an aventail that was attached to the lower edge of the bascinet helmet and provided protection for the wearer's neck

Chainmail shoulder doublings were worn by the Romans as additional protection above the lorica hamata

The elegant Serafina cloak offers fine protection against the wind and cool evenings in spring

They served for self-defence and also to demonstrate that the wearer was capable of defending himself

offering considerable protection for the head and face

Drinking horns were well-suited to this purpose

The arrow is crafted from wood

The sword is 120 cm long and weighs just 1

The spear is decorated with a magic rune pattern and has been designed for LARP events featuring wizards

This type of axe head is classified as Petersen Type D

This type of axe was likely made between 800 and 850 AD

or bastard sword