Culloden targe Zwaarden Oudheid This 13th century drinking horn

This 13th century drinking horn decoration refers back to the Viking period and was possibly based on an even older original

making a chainmail collar (camail) not always necessary

It weighs 450 grams

Pantserhandschoenen zoals deze werden hoofdzakelijk tijdens toernooien en door de zware cavalerie van de 15de eeuw gedragen

Culloden targe Zwaarden Oudheid This 13th century drinking hornThis targe is based on originals that were used during the last Jacobite uprising of 17451746. The original is now part of the collection of the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, Scotland. The targe was a formidable weapon and not an isolated development. The wars of the Jacobites should be seen in a broader European context, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession (17011714) or, more broadly, the conflicts that arose between Catholic and Protestant