15th century buckle erik Middeleeuwse schoenen seax or scramaseax is a

seax or scramaseax is a large knife that was worn by European men in the 5th until the 11th century

It has a hook at the back for hanging it to the wall

as the connection to the shaft is relatively thin for a woodcutting axe

The statues were kept in their house altar (Lararium) and worshipped as a representation of the goddess

15th century buckle erik Middeleeuwse schoenen seax or scramaseax is aThe buckle is a replica of an original dating from 1450, once worn by King Erik of Pomerania. Buckles of this type were worn between the 2nd half of the 15th and the 1st half of the 16th century. The buckle bears the inscription: "Help ghot un maria nu altit" (God and Mary are forever our helpers).