viking jeweled winged man of uppaakra bronze Middeleeuwse rokken This hand-and-a-half sword is obviously

This hand-and-a-half sword is obviously designed as decent hewing sword so extra pressure can be added with the other hand

This gladius has a faux ivory grip with a pommel and hilt

It was only from the 9th century onwards that the Vikings employed these decorations as brooches

which used to hang from the back

The sword has a cruel and frightening appearance

viking jeweled winged man of uppaakra bronze Middeleeuwse rokken This hand-and-a-half sword is obviouslyThe piece of jewellery is a replica of an 8th10th century original discovered in 1990 in a cemetery near Uppkra. The winged man symbolises Wieland the blacksmith, a demigod blacksmith from Old Norse and Old Frisian mythology. The figure appeared also in Germanic and earlier Indo European mythology.