viking shield with ravens and triquetras Historical European Martial Arts When you are happy with

When you are happy with the fitting and the location of the belt

The sword comes with a leather scabbard and beautiful early medieval brass decorations

The battle axe is a replica of a 13th century original depicted in the Maciejowski Bible

It is provided with a marble base

It was used for centuries by the Germanic peoples as a sacrificial bog between 240 and 480 AD

viking shield with ravens and triquetras Historical European Martial Arts When you are happy withThis beautiful Viking shield is made of approximately 13 mm thick plywood, covered with linen, and extensively decorated with so called triquetras (also called triquetras trefoil or Trinity nodes) and ravens. The bird couple is a depiction of Odin's two messengers Hugin and Munin (or Huginn and Muninn), which are a recurring motif in Celtic and Viking art. In Norse mythology, ravens fly over Asgard and Midgard and return in the evening to the father