Viking armband Orupgård, brons Viking - Ierse & Germaanse broches The result was often close

The result was often close combat depending on life or death

This surcoat is made of cotton

The Cistercian monks were called 'White Monks' because of the colour of their habit

Helmets like the one depicted on this jewel

where remains of Loricae segmentatae have been found

Viking armband Orupgård, brons Viking - Ierse & Germaanse broches The result was often closeThis 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.