baltic snake fibula kernave silvered bronze Viking tunieken flowing look of the early

flowing look of the early Middle Ages and which was a real fashion statement for the nobility at the time

The ring is now in the British Museum in London

This hand and a half sword is based on the earlier models of hand and a half sword such as the Oakeshott type XIIa

This belt has a belt tongue at the end

bringing the suspension system ever closer to the centre of the belt

baltic snake fibula kernave silvered bronze Viking tunieken flowing look of the earlyThis one fibula in the shape of a sun wheel ending in four snake heads is based on a grave find from Kernav in the Anduliai Kretinga region of Lithuania, dating from the Viking Age of the 9th 10th centuries. Performed in silvered bronze, with a diameter of 4 cm. There is a sturdy needle on the back. The spiral shape symbolizes the sun and therefore prosperity and growth, while the snake represents health and rebirth; the four ends refer to the