The demi-gauntlets cover the hand from the knuckles to the forearm
the belt is well-suited to a waist circumference of 97 to 116 cm
The fork was reserved for scooping up food and distributing it across several plates
whilst narrow surcottes were favoured by the aristocracy
Leather laces were sometimes employed at the top to improve the fit
thors hammer with triquetra silver Valentijn The demi-gauntlets cover the handThe pendant depicts a Thor's hammer with a face and a triquetra. Thor's hammer, Mjlnir, symbolises strength and protection, whilst the triquetra symbolises the present, the past, and the future. Thor was the most venerated god in the Viking Age. His symbol, the Thor's hammer (Mjlnir), was worn by both men and women, and around 1,000 examples have been found in Scandinavia, England, Germany, the Baltic states, and Russia. Most hammers are simple,