Zwarte maliën coif, messing rand, ongeklonken ronde ringen 20e eeuwse kleding Deze handgemaakte saxkling is gemaakt

Deze handgemaakte saxkling is gemaakt naar het model Saxkling dat tussen de 9de en 11de eeuw door de Angelsaksen werd gemaakt

The design of this exceptionally beautiful guard (tsuba) was presumably made by a great master from the 18th century

Rond deze tijd was de Keltische kunststijl van Ierland en DalRiada (West-Schotland) sterk Germaans beinvloed

The top of the grip has a lace

Vi is an old word for holy place and borg meant fortification or hill

Zwarte maliën coif, messing rand, ongeklonken ronde ringen 20e eeuwse kleding Deze handgemaakte saxkling is gemaaktThe chainmail coif was worn from at least the 11th century AD. Chainmail coifs could be worn alone or under a helmet. Many illustrations, such as those in the Morgan Bible from 1250, show the chainmail coif worn snugly around the head. Sometimes leather laces were used at the top of the coif to better shape it to the head. The bottom of the collar could also be secured to the gambeson or hauberk with leather laces to keep the coif in place. For extra