viking beard bead rygge silvered bronze Riemen - gespen en riembeslag The drum is constructed from

The drum is constructed from goat skin

The “beard” — the downward extension of the blade — provided a larger cutting surface without increasing the weight of the axe

and less sharp than Type H

Het wapen heeft een oerdegelijke uitstraling en is zeer realistisch geschilderd zodat hij lijkt te zijn gemaakt van staal

Arming doublets were worn beneath plate armour from the 15th century onwards

viking beard bead rygge silvered bronze Riemen - gespen en riembeslag The drum is constructed fromThe motif on this semi granulated beard bead is made after a historical original excavated in Rygge in Norway. The original dates from the 9th century and was a Viking beard bead.