bronze age woman knife Thor The hooks of the lorica

The hooks of the lorica hamata occured in large numbers and varieties

The cross-guard is provided with a finger ring

and the sword is supplied with a scabbard

This seax is made after historical seaxes that were used by the Vikings and Germanic tribes

The lower parts of the pieces have a steel thickness of 1

bronze age woman knife Thor The hooks of the loricaThe knife is a replica of a Bronze Age knife excavated from a woman's grave in Tstorp, Gotland. Knives of this type are frequently found in women's graves from the Bronze Age, having been utilised principally between 1600 and 500 BC. This replica knife measures approximately 11. 5 cm in length and may be sharpened and resharpened with ease.