medieval buckler Riemen - gespen en riembeslag people wore a cloak to

people wore a cloak to keep warm while working and to protect their garments

Strength was of great importance to the Vikings

or used as a decorative display piece

The visor of this sallet is fashioned in the late Gothic style

medieval buckler Riemen - gespen en riembeslag people wore a cloak toThis buckler is classified as a type IB according to Herbert Schmidts typology. It has a round shape with sloping edges. The earliest depictions of this type of buckler appear in the early 14th century Tower manuscript, though such shields were likely already in use well into the 13th century. Bucklers like this one remained in use until the 16th century. Bucklers were ideal for hand to hand combat and were often used by armored knights and archers.