Viking with spear and ax, 9-10 cc.
The bulk of the participants and the predatory sea voyages Viking raids were common warriors, armed with an ax, spear and shield. It was Karl - freeborn Scandinavians, representatives of the largest social group of Vikings. Carls had his own farm, which passed by inheritance to the eldest son. Younger sons had to take care of themselves, so they joined the troops of robbers and became professional soldiers.
Most Vikings were armed with the weapons that had in their household, that is, axes and knives-Saxons. This warrior is armed with "a bearded ax", so called by the form of an elongated and drawn down the blade. For the protection used a round shield, collected from the thin boards and leather. Iron rounded umbon closed the hole in the center of the shield, which was located across the hilt. The diameter of the shield is 60 cm to 1 meter. Another type of primary weapon was a spear of Vikings on the staff of ash. Spearhead was simple to manufacture and could hammered in large quantities. The length of the tips of various shapes ranged from 20 to 60 cm
Summer clothes Vikings were a shirt and pants of the unpainted material. In winter, he could put on another shirt and a cloth cape.
This warrior also has an iron segment helmet with the protection of the nose, eyebrows patch, and leather earpieces. On his neck hangs an amulet in the shape of a hammer Thor.