lunula amulet gnezdovo

lunula amulet gnezdovoThe lunula amulet is a replica of a 10th century original, excavated in the region of the Kievan Rus. Amongst the Slavic peoples, the tradition of wearing lunula amulets was passed on to the Vikings of the Baltic Sea region around the 10th century. Long before this period, lunula amulets had been worn by the Germanic tribes, a tradition that was subsequently adopted by the Romans. Lunula amulets were worn primarily by women and girls, and symbolised

The belt consists of two straps of approximately 2

Originals of camails such as this may be found at the Wallace Collection in London

it even became a civilian fashion: men who were not knights wore arming doublets

and traders

which possibly refers to a personal motto or a biblical text

close-fitting shape and may be fastened and adjusted by means of laces

It is particularly well-suited to Wild West re-enactment and LARP

the dress features an embroidered decorative border in early medieval style

Modern fantasy series also utilise Damascus steel to portray magical steels

Snakes were popular fertility symbols and were believed to watch over the household gods — the source of fortune — of the family

clothing bags and plastic tape: separate or reuse plastic

The morion has been crafted after several late 15th and 16th century Dutch paintings