Viking spectacle helmet Gjermundbu c. 900 AD

Viking spectacle helmet Gjermundbu c. 900 AD

This Viking helmet is handcrafted from iron, based on an original from the period around 550 - 793 CE!

A similar original helmet was found at Gjermundbu in Norway and is now in the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo. The helmet is part of a large grave find from the Vendel period (550 - 793 CE) in Norway. Our helmet fits anyone up to a hat size of 64 cm. This helmet has a material thickness of 2 mm and can withstand the strongest sword blows. It has an adjustable cowhide leather liner and a leather chin strap.

The helmet features a large chainmail aventail all the way around in the well-known "4-in-1" weave, corresponding to medieval chainmail shirts.

The total height of the helmet from the bottom edge of the "nose guard" to the spike is 32 cm, and the internal helmet width (from ear to ear) is 21 cm. The helmet weighs approx. 2.78 kg, including the leather liner and chainmail aventail. Suitable for re-enactment combat.