Torslunda helmet plate
Title
Torslunda helmet plate
Subject
Photograph
Description
Die for making plates to decorate helmets found at Torslunda on Öland, Sweden. It features two warriors in decorated tunics, wearing boar-crested helmets, and carrying spears and swords. The leading figure has a ring-sword indicating that he is of higher status.
Creator
Knut Stjerna
Source
Knut Stjerna, "Hjälmar och svärd i Beovulf" (1903)
Publisher
Wikimedia Commons
Date
c.550-793 CE
Contributor
Administrator
Rights
Public Domain
Format
jpg
Language
Image
Type
Image
Coverage
Vendel era, 19th century, Sweden
Files
Citation
RDale, “Torslunda helmet plate,” World-Tree Project, accessed September 10, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/38.
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