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orþanc-bend

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

orþanc-bend, m.n: a skilfully contrived band, a cunning bond. (OR-thonk-BEND / ˈɔɹ-θank-ˌbɛnd)

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Gold finger ring, England, 800-900, from the Victoria and Albert Museum

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gleng

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

gleng, f.n: adornment, ornamentation, glory; splendour, pomp; showiness; worldly or earthly splendour. (GLENG / ˈglɛŋ)

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pæll

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

pæll, m.n: a pall, covering, cloak, costly robe; purple, a purple garment. (PAEL / ˈpæl)

Thomas Becket – please comment if you know the source
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heals-brynige

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

heals-brynige, f.n: a gorget (throat armour), a hauberk (long defensive shirt, usually mail). (HEH-alz-BRUH-nih-yuh / ˈhɛalz-ˌbɹɝ-nɪ-jə)

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heals-mene

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

heals-mene, m.n: a necklace, chain for the neck. (HEH-alz-MEH-nuh / ˈhɛalz-ˌmɛ-nə)

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calc

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

calc, m.n: sandal, shoe. (KALK / ˈkalk)

Image from a Medievalist.net article on medieval shoes. They are leather sandals used in early medieval Egypt sometime between 400 and 600 AD.

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grīma

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

grīma, m.n: a mask, visor, helmet; a spectre, ghost, dreadful apparition. (GREE-ma / ˈgɹiː-ma)

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Image by Wikipedia user Geni: The Sutton Hoo helmet, now at the British Museum.

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hēafod-gold

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

hēafod-gold, n.n: crown, ‘head-gold’. (HAY-ah-vod-GOLD / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌgɔld)

Queen Emma, with her sons Edward and Harthacnut, being presented the Encomium Emmae Reginae (from the Encomium Emmae).
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sweor-bēah

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Hana Videen

sweor-bēah, m.n: a collar, band or chain for the neck, necklace. (SWEH-or-BAY-ah / ˈswɛɔɹ-ˌbeːa)

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The Snettisham Torc, now housed in the British Museum. 
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scēo

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

scēo, m.n: shoe. (SHAY-oh / ˈʃeːɔ)

Vikings wore soft leather shoes and boots. This particular boot is more than 1000 years old and was found in Coney Street, York. It’s rare for organic materials like leather to last for so long. You can even see the toggle fastening.

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