The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry

archaeology armour arms battle belt blade British Museum Bronze Age byrnie Cathedral Celts century B.C. chape chariots Charlemagne chivalry Cinquedea coll covered cross-guard curved dagger decorated early edge effigy Egil Emperor England English Europe example fifteenth century fighting fourteenth century France Frankish Gaul German gold Goths graves grip guard Hallstatt helm helmet hilt Holmganga horse INDIANENSIS inlaid inscription Iron Age Italian Italy King knightly knights Kormac late later leather London Longobards Maciejowski Bible manuscript marks MDCCCXX metal Middle Ages Migration period mounted painted pattern plate poleyns pommel pommel of Type popular ricasso ring riveted Roman round Saga Saxons scabbard seems shape shield shown shows side SIGILLUM silver similar Sköfnung spear straps Sutton Hoo sword of Type Sword Type Tène thirteenth century tomb twelfth century Type XII Ulfberht Valsgärde VERITAS Viking Age Visigoths Wallace Collection warriors weapon wear worn