scale armor lorica squamata Messen possibly referred to as Falcastro

possibly referred to as Falcastro

It is also an excellent skirt for festivals

Just as with the original

where animal heads were employed as end caps for necklaces and bracelets

The shield is beautifully painted with a black dragon on a red background

scale armor lorica squamata Messen possibly referred to as FalcastroScale armour of this type was employed across the period spanning classical antiquity through to the 15th century. It was worn by Germanic horsemen serving as Roman auxiliae, as well as by the Byzantine cataphracts the heavily armoured cavalry of the Byzantine Empire. Scale armour has also been discovered in the Viking city of Birka and on Gotland.