Viking Brown Belt with bronze elements, Gokstad, Norway

Description

A reproduction of a
viking belt
. The original belt set was found in 1890 in a mound near the
Gokstad
farm, Sandar,
Norway
. This burial site was very rich (tents, horse equipment, ships) and it is suggested that this mound belongs to the Norse king
Olaf Geirstad-Alf
, king of Vestfold. The motif for the five studs was taken from a Gotland brooch, Sweden.
Material: bronze, leather
Size of the buckle: 3.5 x 4 cm
Size of the strap-end: 2.3 x 4.8 cm
Size of the rivet: 1.5 cm
Size of the belt: 160 cm × 3 cm