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Viking landing at Dublin, 841, by James Ward (1851-1924). Knowledge about military technology of the Viking Age (late 8th to mid-11th century Europe) is based on relatively sparse archaeological finds, pictorial representations, and to some extent on the accounts in the Norse sagas and laws recorded in the 12th–14th centuries.
The historical video game belongs to a video game genre in which stories are based upon historical events, environments, or people. Some historical video games are simulators, which attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event, civilization or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow.
In Old English, mail armour was referred to as byrne or hlenca. [98] It is frequently referred to in late Anglo-Saxon literature, but few examples have been found archaeologically. [ 99 ] The only known complete Anglo-Saxon mailcoat was discovered in the cemetery at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk , but it is severely damaged by corrosion. [ 100 ]
The Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in 865 AD. Since the late 8th century, the Vikings [ b ] had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries .
It is now on display at the Museum of Cultural History of the University of Oslo. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Together with the Tjele helmet fragment , the Yarm helmet , the Lokrume helmet fragment , and a fragment from Kyiv , it is one of only five known Viking helmets, and one of only two capable of reconstruction.
This was the first operational deployment of the BvS10 Viking in Dutch service after exercises in Norway and the UK. [10] As part of the Dutch ISAF contribution, a Royal Netherlands Marine Corps company was deployed to the province of Uruzgan in Afghanistan since July 2009. Several BvS10 Vikings were modified with slat armour for this mission. [11]
13th century German great helm with a flat top to the skull. The great helm or heaume, also called pot helm, bucket helm and barrel helm, is a helmet of the High Middle Ages which arose in the late twelfth century in the context of the Crusades and remained in use until the fourteenth century.
Viking is a two-player tactical board wargame in which one player controls one force such as Byzantines, Vikings, or Normans, and the other player controls the force that met them in battle. [1] Nineteen scenarios are outlined, including the battles of Tours , Stamford Bridge , and Hattin .