Dubbele middeleeuwse strijdvlegel Bestek & flesopeners on a home altar

on a home altar

The blade of this sword is made of modern damast steel

For a more casual outfit

and soldiers

while the five-lobed pommel is richly decorated with knot motifs and other early medieval decorative patterns

Dubbele middeleeuwse strijdvlegel Bestek & flesopeners on a home altarThis war flail is a replica of various medieval originals. In the Middle Ages, the war flail was developed from the threshing flail, a common agricultural tool. The war flail consisted of a wooden handle connected by a chain, rope, or leather strap to one or more striking heads. Various versionssometimes smooth, sometimes spikedspread from 10th century Eastern Europe westwards. Illustrations from the 15th to 17th centuries depict both large, two