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- The Viking age sword was for single handed use to be combined with a shield.
- Its shape was still very much based on the Roman spathe with a tight grip, long deep fuller and no prohounced cross-guard.
- Swords were very costly to make, and a sign of high status.
-They were rarely used and some swords found in grares were probably not sturall enough for battle or raiding.
- The sword grip was usually wood, horn, or antler.
- Most Viking warriors would own a sword as one raid was usually enough to afford a good blade.

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-The spear heads could measure between twenty and sixty centimeter's.
- Spear heads with wings are called Krokspjot (hooked spear).

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-The spear was the most common weapon.
-The spear was the principal weapon of the Vikings.
-The spear was used both as a throwing weapon and as a thrusting weapon.
-The spear can be made with inferior steel and far less metal overall.

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- The most common hand weapon among Vikings was the axe swords.
- They were more expensive to make and only wealthy warriors could afford them.
- Vikings most commonly carried strudy axes that could be thrown or swung with head splitting fore.

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- All Viking men would carry out a round shield for protection.
- Could be a meter wide.
- Made of wooden boards riveted together with an central hole for hand grip.
- Sheilds were also highly decorated and some were painted with patterns or mythological heroes.

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- Helmets were basically an iron bowl that protected the head, and many had a nose piece to protect the face.

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- Viking shoes and boots were made from leather or goat skin.
- The shoes and boots were laced or tied with strips of leather thong.

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- Vikings had chain chest.
- Chain chest made them looked tough.

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- The Vikings were a group of people from Scandinavia.
- The geographic discoveries they made in terms of finding new lands and bringing them into prominence.
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- Women would wear a scrap of fabric called a Kerchif.