[Sven P]

I wanted to do an viking and I stumbled across this interesting suit found in Scandinavia, any thoughts?

[Dan Howard]

The only evidence for Scandinavian armour attributed to the Viking period is mail. No splints, no lamellar. The Birka armour is khazar.

[Frank Anthony Cannarella]

Hello everyone,

I think this is my first posting. I've been a long time lurker, normally directed here from the armour archive or roman army talk.

Dan that is really interesting. I assume you're talking about the Birka lamellar being khazar but has there been any new thoughts on the splints from Valsgarde burial 8? Or are we only discussing Viking era? I used them as inspiration for my migration period kit but to be honest, I found that the original dimensions weren't even close to what I'd expect for the human forearm.