visby brigandine coat of plates 1361 Foam - latex - glasvezel depending on the fashion of

depending on the fashion of the time and place

SMLXLXXLChest circumference (cm)105 113 121 129 137 Arm length (cm)59 60 62 62 64

The decorative stitching on the hem and neckline is worked in hexenstichen

Vikings from the Baltic region sailed down the Dnieper and Volga rivers

visby brigandine coat of plates 1361 Foam - latex - glasvezel depending on the fashion ofThe brigandine or coat of plates is a replica of an original from 1361, discovered in a mass grave in Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. On 22 July 1361, King Valdemar IV of Denmark attacked the Swedish island of Gotland. Valdemar's army consisted of experienced professional soldiers, whilst the troops defending Visby were mainly armed militia. Some 600 years later, archaeologists discovered a mass grave where fallen members of this armed militia