Anglo-Saxon warband – life as a warfare state

Fifth and sixth century swords

Left: Sixth Century Broadsword

With metal and horn

Fittings and wooden grip

Right: Fifth Century Spatha with

Horn guards and leather

Covered wooden grip

Recreation of Sutton hoo helmet

Helm from krefeld-gellup in germany

Anglo-saxon helms

Late Roman ‘Calvary’ ridge Late Roman ‘Infantry’ Scandinavian Ridge Helmet

Helmet, Fourth-Fifth Century Helmet, Fourth-Fifth Century (Valsgärde type), Sixth-Seventh

Century

All images borrowed from anglo-saxon warfare/Angelcynn

reconstructions by ivor lawton