Bronze-Age helmets. A contributor to the horned-helmet Viking image??? |
Bronze-Age horns (called lurs). The museum says some are in good enough shape to be played. I want one... |
Skeleton of an Aurochs. The colored circles indicate impact points from Bronze-Age weapons. |
A pre-Viking cart with bronze decorations. |
A sadly out-of-focus photograph of the Celtic Gundestrup cauldron. It's 27 inches in diameter and 15.6 inches high, ca. 175-150 BC. |
A better view of one of the Celtic Gundestrup cauldron panels. |
Viking era warp-weighted loom. |
Viking era mail byrnie, with spear heads at left and spurs below. |
Note the large size of the spear heads relative to the swords. |
Viking shield. Note the small size of the central hole (about 4") compared to its width (approximately 36".) |
Reproduction of female clothing, slightly pre-Viking, if I remember correctly |
Reproduction of Viking-era female clothing |
Bone combs |
A nice collection of Viking age keys |
The Ejstrup rune stone |
Rune inscription translated |
Swords and bowls |
Tools from 1000-1200. Note the size of the wood-working axes. |
Hack silver |
Hack silver |
Hack silver |
Hack silver |
Medieval horse armor |
A close-up of the mail. Alternating rows of riveted and solid links. |
A chest from the 1500's. Note the Viking age rounded top and leg style survived for centuries |
Stocks - for the whole family. |
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