Gedecoreerde Slavische tempelringen, verzilverd brons Helmen Oudheid Medieval technology for the production

Medieval technology for the production of damast steel is no longer in use today

This Viking ring is based on the 10th–11th century Thorleif stone cross

This small Viking fibula is based on a 9th century original excavated in Smolensk

The red leather scabbard cover gives it an extra luxury appearance

Gedecoreerde Slavische tempelringen, verzilverd brons Helmen Oudheid Medieval technology for the productionThese Slavic rings are a replica of various Early Medieval originals. Rings like these were used by the Slavic, Germanic, Frankish and Alamanic people to weave in the hair. These rings were found in a. o. Germanic graves in southern Germany and were used well into the 12th century. The rings were often woven into the hair in pairs or even more at the temples. Hence the name 'temple ring'. These rings are an early medieval form of hair decoration.