turtle brooch british museum Great helms - mandhelmen en secrets kite shields with a flat

kite shields with a flat top

6 mm thick steel and is modelled after the helmet worn by Russell Crowe in the film Gladiator

They are also very suitable for film and theatre because they are lifelike

Lance heads of this type are still employed nowadays as ceremonial weapons by the British cavalry and Canadian police on horseback

The foam layer is coated with a strong layer of latex

turtle brooch british museum Great helms - mandhelmen en secrets kite shields with a flatThe turtle brooch is a replica of a 9th century original, which is nowadays exhibited in the British Museum in London. Similar brooches were worn principally during the 9th and 10th centuries by Norse and Swedish Viking women. The turtle brooch is crafted entirely by hand, measures 8 x 5. 5 x 2. 5 cm, and has a bronze colour. Price per piece.