vendel sword gotland broa 8th century Renaissance & Tudor kleding The weapon featured a hammerhead

The weapon featured a hammerhead with a long point

This design creates a stronger and more rigid construction than the smaller

These bracelets were frequently used as means of payment between the 9th and 11th centuries

It was made in different versions

vendel sword gotland broa 8th century Renaissance & Tudor kleding The weapon featured a hammerheadThe beautiful Vendel Period sword is loosely based on a finely crafted artefact kept today at the History Museum (Historiska Museet) in Stockholm, Sweden (Item 120525, SHM 10796). The original piece, a gilded bronze sword hilt (see last picture), is a grave find from Broa, on the Swedish island of Gotland. Many a find attributed to the Vendel era (roughly lying between the Migration Period and the Viking Age in Swedish history) bears testimony to the