Splint Greaves

  • Length 42 cm
  • Width 23,2 cm
  • Made of 2 mm thick steel
  • Includes two greaves

59.99

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• Pickup: Immediately from store in Kaarina, Finland

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Description of the Product

Splint armor, mainly used in greaves and vambraces, consists of narrow and longitudinal metal splints attached to a leather backing. The splints are pierced for riveting or sewing to the leather. The earliest archeological find of splint armour is from 5th century CE of Scythian origin. It was most commonly used in Europe only from the 14th Century onwards, but curiously it makes an appearance already during the Swedish Vendel Era.

The excavations in Valsgärde near Uppsala, Sweden have provided numerous treasures from pre-Viking and pre-Christian Sweden. Grave 8, dated to between 635-650 CE, revealed a ship burial of a Vendel Era germanic warrior. Among this find were a set of splint-armours. The excavators found a total of 21 iron splints plus fragments of leather straps. Each iron strip was angulated upwards. Also found with these splints were small bronze and iron buckles. The interpretation is that they constitute splint vambraces and splint greaves and that the dignitary buried in this boat grave has been a horse-warrior, something swedes at the time were noted for.

These splint-greaves offer a fantastic way for a warrior to protect their shins without adding a lot of extra weight to the legs. Although inspired by the Vendel Era Valsgärde 8 find, these splint-greaves have been left plain and not decorated with the dragon motifs of the originals, so that they are historically accurate for a very long period, from dark age warriors, through the Varangians and into medieval knights.

Matching vambraces also available.

  • Length 42 cm
  • Width 23,2 cm
  • Made of 2 mm thick steel
  • Includes two greaves
  • Made by Marshall Historical

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An impressive quality, the shipment took 6 days to Spain but it is very cheap, it is worth it. The customer service is good (they answer emails).
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Jukka Valli
Jukka Valli
12/03/2024
Tilasin keskiaikaisen hupun. 100% puuvillaa, joten voi käsitellä kosteussuoja-aineella. Vaivatonta kaupankäyntiä.
Hanna Nieminen
Hanna Nieminen
10/03/2024
Sain kaksi muistikirjaa ja kalligrafiasetin setin 25-vuotis lahjaksi rakkaaltani. Ne ovat upeita! Olen saanut valtavasti kyselyitä muistikirjan alkuperästä ja kehunut Rautaporttia laadukkaasta käsityöstä. Tuotteista huokuu estetiikka, laatu ja taianomaisuus. Täydellinen lahja historia-/fantasianörtille!
Lauri Lehtimäki
Lauri Lehtimäki
09/03/2024
Hyvän oloisia ja näköisiä tuotteita. Hinnatkin järkeviä.
Jani Kuusela
Jani Kuusela
02/03/2024
Loista kauppa mistä löytyy paljon kiinnostavaa tavaraa. Samoin loistava asiakaspalvelu jollaista saisi olla joka kaupassa.
ThreeQuarters 3/4
ThreeQuarters 3/4
01/03/2024
I'm very happy to shop and cooperate with this company. The customer service is perfect, fast and friendly. The products have good quality, good prices and are exactly what you see at the pictures, no fake photos. I'm just received a package 📦 today, and it takes 7 days from Finland 🇫🇮 to come to Greece 🇬🇷. Very fast and easy!!
Maaret Pasanen
Maaret Pasanen
29/02/2024
Siis aivan huikea!! Tilasin pari tuotetta aamupäivällä, ja 24h myöhemmin ne olivat jo noudettavissa postin automaatista! Kaikki sujui kuin rasvattu, ei ole mitään moitittavaa. Vaatteet olivat juuri sitä mitä tilasin, ja koot pitävät kyllä todella hyvin paikkansa! 😍 Aion ehdottomasti tilata vielä uudestaan, ja ehdottomasti suosittelen kaikille!
Annika Hägglund
Annika Hägglund
26/02/2024
Tuote vastasi kuvausta ja toimitettiin nopeasti
Jarmo Perämäki
Jarmo Perämäki
25/02/2024
Erittäin nopea toimitus. Tilatut replika aseet juuri sellaisia kun luvattiin 👍
Rasmus Lumirotko
Rasmus Lumirotko
23/02/2024
Sähköpostitiedusteluuni vastattiin nopeasti ja paketti saapui perille parissa päivässä. Hyvää palvelua!
Antti Lappi
Antti Lappi
23/02/2024
Nopea toimitus, helppo asioida, laadukas tuote 👍🤘

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