viking turtle brooch birka grave 860 Borden - flessen - kommen en bekers Its design and significance

Its design and significance

the Rusvik and by the Varangian Guards

has a blade of 94 cm and weighs 900 grams

but also by common soldiers who fought in the Crusades or other medieval wars

smaller bells such as this were hung behind the door in a shop to hear people coming in

viking turtle brooch birka grave 860 Borden - flessen - kommen en bekers Its design and significanceThe turtle brooch is a replica of a 9th10th century original excavated in Viking grave 860 in Birka. Turtle brooches of this kind were worn on the hangeroc by Viking women. The turtle brooch has an eye at the bottom to attach jewellery and jewellery distributors.