horsehair black 34 cm Festival mantels This one-and-a-half sword

This one-and-a-half sword

The bracelet is a replica of a Germanic original from the 3rd century AD

The luxurious grip suggests that the owner must have been exceptionally wealthy

with a blade about 34 cm long

The helmet is a replica of an original from 50–75 AD

horsehair black 34 cm Festival mantels This one-and-a-half swordMany historical peoples wore a horsehair tail on their helmets, including: the Greeks, Roman auxiliae and Celts wore the hair in a ponytail at the tip of the helmet. With this horsehair you can also make a helmet crest like the horsehair the ancient Greeks and Romans often wore. An original of such a crest was found near Hadrian's Wall in Northern England.