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    Viking Age arms and armour - Wikipedia

    • Given scarcity of archeological evidence for Viking armor and the fact that Vikings on a raid tried to avoid pitched battles, it's possible that mail was primarily worn only by the professional warriors going into battle, such as the Great Heathen Army of the mid-9th century in England or at Harald Hardrada's invasion of Northumbria at the ...… See more

    Overview

    Knowledge about military technology of the Viking Age (late 8th to mid-11th century Europe) is based on relatively sparse … See more

    Weapons

    Two distinct classes of knives were in use by Vikings. The more common one was a rather plain, single edge knife of normal construction, called a knifr. These are found in most graves, being the only weapon allowed for … See more

    Shields

    The shield was the most common means of defence. The sagas specifically mention linden wood for shield construction, although finds from graves show mostly other timbers, such as fir, alder and poplar with steel o… See more

    Armor

    The remains of six helmets from the Viking Age are known to exist:
    • the Tjele helmet fragment;
    • two fragments from Gotland;
    • one fragment from Kyiv;… See more

    Foreign origins of Viking arms and armour

    A number of foreign-made, specifically Frankish, weapons and armour have been found in Scandinavia. Norsemen attained them first through trade, and after Frankish bans on the sale of weapons, as plunder. Their poss… See more

    Viking Weapon Quality and Decoration

    Viking weapons were not only functional tools for warfare but also symbols of status and prestige as mentioned above. The quality and decoration of the Vikings weapons were integral to their value, both on the battl… See more

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