derwiduhudar: Thor’s hammer in gold and silver from Erikstorp, Ödeshög parish, Lysing hundred, Ödeshög municipality, Östergötland, Sweden. Image 519 at page 309 in the book Kulturgeschichte Schwedens von den ältesten Zeiten bis zum elften Jahrhundert nach Christus (1906) by Oscar Montelius. Olof Sörling (1852–1927) - Swedish illustrator.

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Historical depictions of Medieval armoured ladies.

tawnyscostumesandcuriosities: Needlecase with a cover. Bronze; cast. 7.6 cm long. Culture of Ancient Rus. 10th CE. Earthen Settlement (excavations by V. I. Ravdonikas), Staraya Ladoga, Leningrad Region, Russia. Source of Entry: Institute of the History of Material Culture, Leningrad (discovered by the Staraya Ladoga expedition). 1959. In the Hermitage Museum.
Well, this is me, a lazy runner of this blog. I’m posing in my XIII c. French outfit (made by me, sewn by hands, only 100% wool and linen and silk and bla bla bla) in wonderful Trakai castle (in Lithuania). Photos are made by Anna Fioletovyj http://fioletovyj.tumblr.com/Please, do not remove the credits if you reblog, show some respect to the photographer ♥
Сrown of Visigoth king Reccesuinth. Made of gold and precious stones in the 2nd half of the 7th century. It’s part of the so-called Treasure of Guarrazar. Museo Arqueológico Nacional. Madrid
jothelibrarian: Pretty  medieval manuscript of the day is almost a thousand years old. This illumination depicts the crucifixion of Christ, commemorated on Good Friday in the Christian church (today!). The manuscript dates from the late eleventh century, sometime after 1073. Illustrated in the Romanesque style, it was produced in Winchester in England. The lozenges in the border depict the evangelists. The book actually comprises parts of several books bound together. This illumination is from the first part, a book of psalms and canticles. The volume was certainly in the cathedral library at Winchester by 1099. Later in its life, presumably a result of the Reformation and dissolution, the book was in private hands. It is thought to have ended up in the personal library of Thomas Howard (1585-1646), the second earl of Arundel, fourth earl of Surrey, and first earl of Norfolk (something of a collection!). You can read a little more about him on Wikipedia. One of his successors, the sixth duke of Norfolk, gave it to the Royal Society in 1667. It was purchased by the British Museum in 1831, and has been part of the national collection at the British Library ever since. Image source: British Library MS Arundel 60.Image declared as public domain on the British Library website.