
Bronze-Age helmets.
A contributor to the horned-helmet Viking image???
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Bronze-Age horns (called lurs).
The museum says some are in good enough shape to be
played.
I want one...
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Skeleton of an Aurochs.
The colored circles indicate impact points from
Bronze-Age weapons.
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A pre-Viking cart with bronze decorations.
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A sadly out-of-focus photograph of the Celtic Gundestrup
cauldron. It's 27 inches in diameter and 15.6 inches
high, ca. 175-150 BC.
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A better view of one of the Celtic Gundestrup cauldron
panels.
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Viking era warp-weighted loom.
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Viking era mail byrnie, with spear heads at left and
spurs below.
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Note the large size of the spear heads relative to the
swords.
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Viking shield. Note the small size of the central hole
(about 4")
compared to its width (approximately 36".)
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Reproduction of female
clothing, slightly pre-Viking, if I remember correctly
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Reproduction of Viking-era female clothing
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Bone combs
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A nice collection of Viking age keys
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The Ejstrup rune stone
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Rune inscription translated
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Swords and bowls
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Tools from 1000-1200. Note the size of the wood axes.
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Hack silver
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Hack silver
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Hack silver
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Hack silver
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Medieval horse armor
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A close-up of the mail. Alternating rows of riveted and
solid links.
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A chest from the 1500's.
Note the Viking age rounded top and
leg style survived for centuries
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Stocks - for the whole family.
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Spurs. Definitely medieval and not Viking, but cool never
the less.
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