dirham pendant birka 8th century silvered bronze HEMA zwaarden but is more symmetrical

but is more symmetrical

but also from iron

its drawbacks were the weight

The blade is made with a hardness of 48 HRC

Gorgons were also often depicted on hoplite shields

dirham pendant birka 8th century silvered bronze HEMA zwaarden but is more symmetricalThis pendant is a detailed replica of a Viking Age Arab dirham coin, modeled after a find from Birka. The coin, like the original, has a small eye to wear as a pendant. Arabic dirhams were loved by the Vikings for their purity silver and were traded throughout Scandinavia and Europe; they often appear in treasure finds and were regularly converted into pendants, as several finds confirm. The coin itself was minted under the reign of Caliph Al Walid I