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The sword was used by Gandalf the Grey in the first part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and in the Hobbit

Seaxes of this type were employed across Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries

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A large proportion of the material is reused directly

The scramaseax is 45 cm in length

chain mail aventail flat rings round rivets 8 mm Great helms - mandhelmen en secrets The sword was used byAround 1320, the camail emerged a chainmail collar that was attached to the lower edge of the bascinet helmet and provided protection for the wearer's neck. Camails featured a leather strip along the top edge, in which holes could be made to insert the vervelles (metal pins) of the helmet. A leather or waxed cord was then threaded through the vervelles, securing the camail like a collar beneath the helmet. The chainmail of these collars was often