The Viking Age (Vol. 1&2). Paul B. Du Chaillu
of which is run through four others. In their workmanship they vary:—in some the rings are clinched; in others only every other ring is riveted, the alternate ones being welded together, so that each clinched ring grasps four welded ones, and each welded ring grasps four riveted.
THORSBJERG FIND.
Fig. 351.—Trousers of woven woollen cloth.160 Length 45 inches. Width round waist 38½ inches. On the waistband were several small loops which probably held the waistbelt. The socks which are sewn to the trousers are of the same pattern as that of the sleeves of the shirt, but the squares are smaller. 1 18 real size.
Fig. 352.
Fig. 353.
Fig. 354.
Fragments of woollen cloak, with border.
Fig. 355.—Woollen shirt or blouse 33½ inches long, 20 inches wide, with wristbands of a stronger cloth and a lighter colour than the shirt, which is brownish red. Both sleeves are of a stronger cloth than that of the body of the shirt. 1
20 real size.
Fig. 356.—Woven border at bottom of the shirt.
Fig. 357.—Pattern of the body of the shirt.
Fig. 358.—Horse head-gear of leather. The heads of the bronze rivets resembling rosettes are covered with ornamented silver plates: the bridle and other mountings are of bronze.
Fig. 359.—Flat round wooden shield, made of planed boards of different widths.
Fig. 360.—Wooden sword-hilt with bronze nails, the middle surrounded with braided bronze thread.
Fig. 361.—Fibula of bronze with engraved ornament.
Fig. 362.—A pendant of gold. Real size.
Fig. 363.—Amber die, rounded so as not to stand on the number. Real size.
Fig. 364.—Remains of leather shoe. ⅓ real size.
Fig. 365.—Rake of wood with teeth, about nine inches long.
Fig. 366.—Ornament of bronze for scabbard. Heads of rivets plated with silver. ½ real size.
Fig. 367.—Rein, made of three pieces of leather, with bronze ring.
Fig. 368.—Leather sandal in one piece, for left foot. ⅓ real size. Fastened over the foot with narrow straps and buttons.
Fig. 369.—Shoulder clasp of bronze for ring armour, inlaid with gold and silver.
Fig. 370.—Fragment of a sandal with silver-plated rivets. ⅓ real size.
Fig. 371.—Ornament of bronze for wooden scabbard, with inscription in earlier runes. Real size.
Fig. 372.—Bronze ornamentation for scabbard, plated with silver and gold. ½ real size.
Fig. 373.—Scabbard of wood, with bronze mounting.
Fig. 374.—Embossed mounting of a scabbard strap, silver-plated, the whole centre inlaid with a thin gold plate.
Fig. 375.—A bridle of bronze, the end-piece plated with silver and gold. ½ real size.
Fig. 376.—Silver-plated bronze buckle.
Fig. 377.—Bronze mounting on horses’ head-gear, apparently plated.
Fig. 378.—Shield boss with silver top.
Fig. 379.—Mountings to leather straps with svastica and gilt knobs.
Fig. 380.—Bronze and silver-plated mounting for leather used on horses’ head-gear.
Fig. 381.
Fig. 382.
Fig. 383.
Fig. 384.
Iron axe-heads. ⅓ real size.
Vimose Bog Find.—The explorations in the Vimose bog,161 situated about five miles from Odense, Fyen, commenced in 1848, and since that time 3,600 objects have been gathered together, all of which were found in a space of 9,000 square feet. Sometimes there seemed to be a certain order in the way in which the articles had been sunk, for all the ring armour was together, and a number of small articles had been placed inside