Vikingsieraad gevleugelde man van Uppåkra, brons Middeleeuwse broches horseman’s picks also became status

horseman’s picks also became status symbols

The morion was designed to protect the head without obstructing vision

Dit LARP schild is gebaseerd op de historische vliegerschilden die men gebruikte vanaf de twaalfde eeuw

Material: bronze

Vikingsieraad gevleugelde man van Uppåkra, brons Middeleeuwse broches horseman’s picks also became statusThis piece of jewelry is a replica of an 8th 10th century original found in 1990 in a cemetery near Uppkra. The winged man symbolizes Wieland the blacksmith, a demigod blacksmith from Old Norse and Old Frisian mythology. It even appeared in Germanic and earlier Indo European mythology.