viking helmet blacwin polished Sieraad accessoires which is now held within

which is now held within the collection of the National Museum of Ireland

fighting schools and similar groups

Particularly well-suited to collectors and early medieval reenactment

Utilising this method

The shaft and the axe head are decorated with leather straps

viking helmet blacwin polished Sieraad accessoires which is now held withinThis spangenhelm is of the nasal helmet type. Helmets like this were used throughout Europe from the 9th century onwards and remained in use at least until shortly after 1066. Around this time, they are depicted on both Norman and Anglo Saxon warriors in the famous Bayeux Tapestry. Such helmets were worn by Vikings as well as other Germanic peoples. Over time, this type of spangenhelm evolved into the well known nasal helmet. Unlike later nasal