Maliën coif met driehoekige ventail, gebronsd, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden This jewel is made after

This jewel is made after a Germanic original from the 1st-3rd century AD

Similar originals have been excavated in Birka (Sweden) and Viborg (Denmark)

Deze boogfibula is een replica van een Keltisch origineel teruggevonden in Gallië

5 cm with a blade of 72

in which holes could be made to insert the vervelles (metal pins) of the helmet

Maliën coif met driehoekige ventail, gebronsd, 8 mm Middeleeuwse sieraden This jewel is made afterThe chainmail coif appeared at least as early as the 11th century AD. People wore chainmail coifs either on their own or beneath a helmet. Many depictions, such as those in the Morgan Bible from 1250, show the chainmail coif fitting closely around the head. Leather laces were sometimes used at the top to improve the fit, while additional laces could fasten the lower edge of the coif to the gambeson or hauberk, keeping the coif securely in place. For