dark short seax

dark short seaxThe sax, seax or scramaseax is a large knife that was worn by European men from the 5th until the 11th century. Typical of the seax is that it has a single edged blade and that it is worn horizontally, with the sharp edge upwards. It occurred in several lengths, from a short knife to longer than a sword. The seax presented here is a reconstruction of a typical early medieval short seax. The cross guard consists of two steel discs that are attached to

The aventail may be attached to the helmet by means of a 4

The blade has a similar formation to the Mainz gladius type

25 lbs (11

These chain mail chausses are crafted from 1

The sword was used in the films The Two Towers and The Return of the King

and it weighs approximately 3 kg

He was the first Roman writer to compose an epic

such as a chainmail-covered foot discovered in the Kyulevcha catacombs in Bulgaria

yet were gradually replaced by iron plate armour from the second half of the 13th century

The 14-piece set comprises hooks and buttons for the lorica hamata

chainmail chausses had become almost standard equipment amongst knights and men-at-arms

its width is 34 cm