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Compleat Anachronist #201 - Third Quarter 2023: An Introduction to Viking-Period Arms and Armor
There are numerous misconceptions about the image of the “Viking.” For that reason, arms and armor are presented in light of the sources where they are found. A sampling of three different types of sources for Viking arms and armor are discussed in this issue of Compleat Anachronist: documentary (written), representational (art, including tapestries and carved stones), and material (actual extant arms and armor). Swords, axes, archery equipment, shields, helmets, and body armor are explored, all based on available evidence.
Written by Steven Blowney, the author of Compleat Anachronist 150: Early Medieval Arms and Armor: A Bibliography.
