The demi-gauntlets cover the hand from the knuckles to the forearm
even in the present era
whilst narrow surcottes were favoured by the aristocracy
Sallets of this kind were mainly worn in combination with a bevor
The fork was reserved for scooping up food and distributing it across several plates
thors hammer with triquetra silver Valentijn The demi-gauntlets cover the handThe pendant depicts a Thor's hammer with a face and a triquetra. Thor's hammer, Mjlnir, symbolises strength and protection, whilst the triquetra symbolises the present, the past, and the future. Thor was the most venerated god in the Viking Age. His symbol, the Thor's hammer (Mjlnir), was worn by both men and women, and around 1,000 examples have been found in Scandinavia, England, Germany, the Baltic states, and Russia. Most hammers are simple,