Viking armband Orupgård, brons Viking - Ierse & Germaanse broches where remains of Loricae segmentatae

where remains of Loricae segmentatae have been found

This type of shield was carried all over the Roman Empire between the 1st until the 2nd century AD

Helmets like the one depicted on this jewel

The Cistercian monks were called 'White Monks' because of the colour of their habit

Viking armband Orupgård, brons Viking - Ierse & Germaanse broches where remains of Loricae segmentataeThis Viking bracelet is a replica of a 10th century original excavated in Orupgrd, Denmark. Nowadays it is part of the collection of the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. Wide bracelets like this were worn all over the Viking world. They are i. a. excavated in Dorestad, Wieringen and Dublin.