Collection: Viking Shield

Viking Shields for Sale: i also offer a wide range of Viking shields for decoration, gifts, including carved smooth shields.

Where to buy : you can also purchase it easily through my website.

Viking Shield: Made of thin planks in a circular pattern, with an iron dome in the center for Furthermore hand protection.

The shield boss, a key component, often survives long periods of burial.

Age Determination: The shape of the shield boss helps determine the age,

& design changed between the Iron Age and the Viking Age.

Burial Tradition: Norse warriors were buried with their & bosses are often found in graves.

Gokstad Discovery: the Gokstad cemetery in Norway found 64 round shield painted yellow and blue additionally, along with the remains of a prince.

Durability of Shields: shield were fragile and vulnerable to damage from weapons such as arrows also axes.

The covering of animal hides helped make more durable by shrinking as they dried, making the shields lighter but still strong.

What are some interesting details?

Viking Shields: i put the weighing between 2kg to 10 kilograms as well as, often covered in leather and made waterproof with oil.

Shields were the primary defensive weapon, known as ronds, which were round in shape and about a yard in width.

Shield Coverage: Norseman shields were large enough to cover most of the warrior's body, leaving only the head and feet visible.

This led to many Viking warriors bearing scars from head and leg wounds.

Armor and Protection: Wealthy Vikings wore helmets and chainmail or lamellar armor made of sewn-together iron plates. Lower-status Viking warriors wore multiple layers of quilted linen or wool to shield themselves during battle.

Determining the life: The distinctive shape of a boss allows archaeologists to determine the age of a shield, as its design evolved from the Iron Age into the Viking Age.

Durability: i originally had a covering of animal hides that shrank as they dried, making them much stronger.

This allowed Vikings to use relatively thin wooden planks, resulting in lightweight shields that remained strong and protective.

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