bear toothamulet kalvola 9th 11th centuries silvered bronze Film zwaarden en wapens Northern England

Northern England

This short sword was practical for hoplite warfare

the grip is cord-wrapped wood wrapped with brownish black leather

This material will not damage the latex of your LARP sword when frequently drawn from the holder

The brooch has a stable needle mechanism and is intended for attaching hanging decorative chains between a pair of brooches

bear toothamulet kalvola 9th 11th centuries silvered bronze Film zwaarden en wapens Northern EnglandThis amulet in the shape of a stylized bear's tooth is a replica of a Viking Age find, excavated from a body grave in Kalvola, Hme (Finland), and dating between the 9th and 11th centuries. The original hung at the end of a chain attached to a chain divider, next to a pair of scale fibulae. More than seventy of these bear tooth pendants called 'karhunhammasriipus' in Finnish have been found in Finland, often from bronze. It amulet reflects an early,