bractate of vadstena 5th century silvered bronze Chinese zwaarden The edges of the shoes

The edges of the shoes may also be finished with decorative stitches

This pick is a replica of a 9th-10th century original excavated in the Viking town of Birka

It is made of 9260 carbon steel

Langs de zomen en over het midden van de borst loopt een geweven bies

In this way

bractate of vadstena 5th century silvered bronze Chinese zwaarden The edges of the shoesThis pendant is modeled after the brackateate of Vadstena, a amulet from the Swedish migration period, found in stergtland (Sweden) and dating from the 5th century. The original is in the Svenska Historiska Museet in Stockholm. The Brakteaat shows a head on the back of an animal with a bird above it, surrounded by a runic inscription in the older Futhark which, when translated, reads approximately: 'I am called Hariuha, knowing of misfortune I bring