{"product_id":"brassards-viking-simili-cuir-anneaux-lacage","title":"Faux Leather Viking Bracers: Three Rings, Side Lacing","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNo leather bracer has ever come out of a Viking grave, and this one owns it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003epair of bracers\u003c\/strong\u003e in stiff faux leather, studded with rivets all the way round. Three \u003cstrong\u003ering straps\u003c\/strong\u003e cross the top of the forearm, and \u003cstrong\u003eside lacing\u003c\/strong\u003e through eyelets fits them to the arm. They cover 22 cm of forearm, in brown or black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind this piece in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/vetements-vikings\"\u003eViking clothing section\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat sets this piece apart\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThey hold their shape:\u003c\/b\u003e stiff enough to keep their curve around the arm, supple enough to wear all day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe lacing sets the size:\u003c\/b\u003e it tightens or loosens to fit the arm, from a slim wrist to a thick forearm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThey change an outfit:\u003c\/b\u003e over plain tunic or shirt sleeves, they are enough to turn a villager's costume into a warrior's.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo complete the look, see our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/chaperon-epauliere-simili-cuir-trois-boucles\"\u003eFaux Leather Pauldron Chaperon\u003c\/a\u003e, made from the same material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e faux leather, metal rivets and rings, laces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 22 cm long, 25 cm wide at the top and 19 cm at the bottom, measured flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e one pair, one bracer for each arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFastening:\u003c\/b\u003e side lacing through eyelets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColours:\u003c\/b\u003e brown, black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUse:\u003c\/b\u003e costume, medieval fair, LARP, reenactment, photo shoots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFor:\u003c\/b\u003e men and women (adults)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo leather bracer is known from Viking archaeology. Warrior graves at \u003cstrong\u003eBirka\u003c\/strong\u003e in Sweden or \u003cstrong\u003eGjermundbu\u003c\/strong\u003e in Norway have yielded swords, axes, shield bosses, and at Gjermundbu a helmet and remains of a mail shirt, but nothing that protects the forearm. What turns up on arms are \u003cstrong\u003esilver rings\u003c\/strong\u003e: a generous chieftain was a \"ring-breaker\", handing out to his followers bracelets cut from his hoard. The strapped leather bracer was born on film sets and LARP fields, and that is where it makes its mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo explore further, our article on \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/armure-viking-cotte-mailles-casque-equipement\"\u003eViking armour\u003c\/a\u003e looks at what warriors really wore, and our comparison of \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/vikings-serie-vs-histoire-vraie-differences\"\u003ethe Vikings series and real history\u003c\/a\u003e at what the screen invented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the same section\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/chaperon-epauliere-simili-cuir-trois-boucles\"\u003eFaux Leather Pauldron Chaperon: Three Buckles, Brown or Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/pantalon-viking-coton-lin-mollets-laces\"\u003eViking Trousers in Cotton and Linen: Drawstring Waist, Laced Calves\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/bourse-ceinture-viking-similicuir\"\u003eViking Belt Pouch: Faux Leather Medieval Purse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"Brown","offer_id":58187034231166,"sku":"LCV-BRAS-BRASSARDSVIKING-01","price":49.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":58187034198398,"sku":"LCV-BRAS-BRASSARDSVIKING-02","price":49.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/brassards-viking-anneaux-lacage-ambiance.jpg?v=1791632965","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/brassards-viking-simili-cuir-anneaux-lacage","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}