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Valsgärde helmets (Vendel era 550 AD - 793 AD)

Swedish Vendel Age spanning from about 550 AD to about 793 AD These helmets were found at the Valsgärde burial site north of Uppsala, the ancient center of regional Swedish kings and pagans and gods. The graves range from the 5th to 11th century, although the only 4 which contained reconstructable helms were from the 6th or 7th century. The graves were numbered in order of excavation. Valsgärde 5 Helm This helm had the standard crested helm frame (brow band, nose-to-nape band, and lateral band). The holes that are left are filled with a sub-triangular plate and behind this a sub-rectangular area filled with woven metal strips riveted together to form a section of lattice-like work. It has been suggested that the lattice work was decorative and was showcased by wearing a colored cap underneath. The Valsgärde 5 doesn't seem to have had any sort of cheek plates to protect the major blood vessels behind the jaw. Hinged metal strips hung from the brow band to protect the back of the neck and may have continued around to make up for the lack of cheek plates. The Valsgärde 5 had two extra curved strips supplementing the standard two curved strips that intersected with the nasal extension of the nose-to-nape band to form the ocular protecting the eyes and nose. The brow band lacked the shallow concavities to complement the eye holes that other Valsgärde helms had. The helm is dated to 6 - 7th century. Valsgärde 6 Helm This helm had the standard crested helm frame with shallow concavities on the brow band forming part of the eyeholes. The holes that are left are filled in a unique pattern -- the Valsgärde 6 had three Y-shaped strips and an open work sub-cruciform piece arranged in an elaborate open-work pattern filling in each of the gaps. There is also evidence of the addition of copper allow strips to the open work. It had the standard ocular formed by two curved strips that intersected with the nasal extension of the nose-to-nape band to protect the eyes and nose. Protection for the neck and cheeks was provided with a mail curtain that hung from the brow band and lower part of the ocular. Like the Valsgärde 5, the helm is dated to the 6 - 7th century. Valsgärde 7 Helm This helm had the standard crested helm frame with shallow concavities on the brow band forming part of the eyeholes. However, the method of filling in the gaps has not been researched. It had the standard ocular formed by two curved strips that intersected with the nasal extension of the nose-to-nape band. Protection for the neck and cheeks was provided with a mail curtain that hung from the brow band and lower part of the ocular. The helm is dated to the early or mid 7th century. Valsgärde 8 Helm This helm had the standard crested helm frame with shallow concavities on the brow band forming part of the eyeholes. The method of filling in the gaps was similar to the Vendel 14 helm -- each is filled in with two sub-rectangular plates and one sub-triangular plate. It had the standard ocular formed by two curved strips that intersected with the nasal extension of the nose-to-nape band. Protection for the neck and cheeks was provided with a mail curtain that hung from the brow band and lower part of the ocular. The helm is dated to the mid or late 6th century. Music: Two steps from hell - Dark harbor Audiomachine - The last immortal The epic replicas are made by Thorkil Visit his site : http://www.thorkil.pl/ Thanks to: BaldrOkIss Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.