The original brooches were used much like the modern day safety pin. Penannular brooches, used as cloak pins, were worn by the Celts in Britain from about the third century into early Christian times. Worn at the shoulder or breast, the brooches were as small as an inch in diameter, or quite large. Filter by Category All Hand Forged Items Price £5.00 £10.00 Sort by Quick View Thor's Hammer (Mjölnir) Pendant Price £5.50 Quick View Ring brooch, double coil ornament Price £7.50 Quick View Twisted ring fibula with snake tail Price £10.00 Quick View Ring brooch, double coil design twisted Price £7.50 Quick View Brooch, ring-shaped, single coil Price £7.50 Quick View Dragon Brooch, Brass Price £5.00 Best Seller Quick View Ring brooch, twisted Price £7.50

The Merchant Venturers offer you high quality products and they strive to look for authenticity of each and every single one of these items. Form our historical and blown glassware to our reenactment equipment. Please find our Best Sellers on this page. Filter by Category All New In Glassware Horn & Bone Items Leather Goods Hand Forged Items Tapestries Wooden items Knives and Cutlery Viking Candles Medieval Jewellery Helmets Swords Daggers, Seax Roman Saxon Vikings 16th Century 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century Sort by Best Seller Lady and the Unicorn Desire Medium Price £100.00 New Medieval Leather Pouch with Beltloop, brown Price £15.00 New Dice Shaker with Lid, Leather with Embossed Vegvisir, brown Out of stock Best Seller Cersei Wine Glass Price £32.50 Best Seller Rummer Price £29.50 Best Seller Big leather pouch Price £18.00 Best Seller Roman carafe Price £42.50 Best Seller Helmet Stand Price £15.00 Best Seller Commando knife Price £20.00 Best Seller Sgian Dubh Knife with sheath and brown wooden handle Price £20.00 Best Seller Shot glass with air bubble Price £23.50 Best Seller Engraved Wineglass Price £32.50 Best Seller Medieval Dagger with scabbard, regular version Price £55.00 Best Seller Confederate States Army Bowie Knife Price £40.00 Best Seller Axe belt holder with forged ring Price £11.50 Horn Mug Price £32.00 Best Seller Celtic Short Sword, 3rd - 2nd Century B.C. Price £65.00 Damascus Steel Utility Knife, Bone/Wood Handle & Leather Sheath Price £45.00 Best Seller Medieval Dagger with scabbard, practical version Price £65.00 Viking Throwing Axe Price £32.50 Buckler with 2 band plates Price £46.00 Suede Leather Pouch, Small Coin Pouch Price £6.50 Suede Leather Pouch, Small Coin Pouch Price £6.50 Best Seller Water Barometer Weatherglass Price £18.50 Best Seller Roman Jug Price £36.00 Suede Leather Pouch, Small Coin Pouch Price £6.50 Suede Leather Pouch, Small Coin Pouch Price £6.50 New Big leather pouch Woven Panel Price £18.00 New Dice Shaker, Leather with Embossed Dragon Motif, Jelling Style, dark brown Price £8.50 New Leather Drinking Horn Holder with Buckle, dark brown Leather Emboss Price £8.50 Best Seller Hand Dipped Candles from Pure Beeswax Stubby Price £3.75 New Adjustable Belt Holder for Drinking Horns, Leather Embossed Price £9.50 New Sword Frog Price £12.50 Best Seller Wooden Display stand for Daggers and Swords Out of stock New Wooden Display stand for Daggers and Swords 2 Mount Out of stock Horn Tips Price £2.00 Best Seller Hand Dipped Candles from Pure Beeswax Standard Price £5.85 Best Seller Horn Cup Price £12.50 Best Seller Sword Belt- Brown Leather Price £35.00 Best Seller Folding Knife with Bone Handle Scales Price £12.50 Best Seller Ring brooch, twisted Price £7.50 Best Seller Lannister Wine Glass Price £34.00 Best Seller Outlander Wineglass Price £27.50 Best Seller Seax of Beagnoth with Leather Sheath Price £80.00 Best Seller Short Seax with Horn Handle Price £47.50 Best Seller Short Seax with Bone Handle Price £47.50 Best Seller 10c Viking Sword w. scabbard, five-lobed pommel, regular Price £125.00 Best Seller French Infantry Sabre, Type Briquet, for Sabrage Price £65.00

Winningas or winingas are long strips of woollen or linen material, about 8' (2.5m) long and 2" (5cm) wide, similar to the puttees adopted by the British Army from the 1890s to 1980s. They were wrapped around either the bare legs or trouser legs for extra warmth and protection. Filter by Category All Viking Saxon Medieval New In Price £17.50 £22.50 Sort by New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern Red Price £17.50 New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern Brown Out of stock New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern, 7 m Length Red Yellow Price £22.50 New Viking Winningas, Diamond Twill, 7 m Length Green Price £22.50

The Merchant Venturers Historical reproductions have supplied reenactment equipment to the Hit Series Witcher. Please see our sword section for more real steel Medieval swords for sale. Filter by Category All Glassware Leather Goods Horn & Bone Items Lanterns & Candleholders Best Sellers Price £12.50 £80.00 Colour Sort by Medieval Lantern from wood with rawhide Price £40.00 Polished Horn Mug Price £20.00 Best Seller Horn Cup Price £12.50 Bjorknas Bottle With Seal Price £28.00 Onion Bottle Price £27.50 Maigelein Price £15.00 Gothic carafe Price £52.00 Goblet with thread decoration Price £29.00 Ribbed Rummer Price £29.50 Potion Holder in leather with 3 bottles Price £21.50 Lantern from wood with rawhide Price £35.00 Horn Mug Price £32.00 Witcher Two-Handed Sword forged from high-quality carbon steel Price £80.00

On this page you can find an overview of swords, based on original swords from each period in history. Use the filter to search for a specific period or scroll through the entire overview. All swords are fully functional and made of real steel. In the product texts you find information like the hardness of the steel, if the sword is meant for decoration, or suitable for intensive sword fighting. The Merchant Venturers are one of the largest stockists of swords for sale in the UK. Filter by Category All New In Best Sellers Price £16.00 £485.00 Functionality Re-enactment Quality Period Ancient Greece Celtic Roman Saxon Viking Medieval 16th Century 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century Sort by New Medieval One-Handed Sword Leather hilt Out of stock Medieval Mace British Museum Out of stock New Medieval Mace Price £69.00 Horse Head Falcata (Kopis) Price £110.00 New Medieval One-Handed Sword Out of stock Best Seller Templar Sword with Cross Pattée, incl. Scabbard Price £99.00 Best Seller Three Lobe Viking Sword Price £125.00 New Saxon Sword with Scabbard Price £110.00 Gladius, Sword of the Roman legionaries, with scabbard Price £80.00 Russian Shashka Sabre Price £110.00 New Lake Neuchâtel Arming Sword with Scabbard, 13th C Price £135.00 Viking Sword (Isle of Eigg), Damascus Steel Price £355.00 War Hammer, Raven's Beak Price £57.00 15th Century Arming Sword practical blunt Price £145.00 15th Century Arming Sword Price £130.00 Crusader Knight’s Arming Sword Price £135.00 English Backsword Price £415.00 Best Seller Wooden Display stand for Daggers and Swords Out of stock New Wooden Display stand for Daggers and Swords 2 Mount Out of stock Practical Mortuary hilt Sword Price £335.00 Taza Cup-Hilt Rapier Price £485.00 Solingen Rapier Price £389.00 Crusader Sword with scabbard, practical blunt Price £145.00 12th c. Sir William Marshal Sword w. scabbard, practical blunt Price £145.00 Norman One-Handed Sword, practical blunt Price £105.00 Germanic Spatha, practical blunt sword Price £145.00 Aged Russian Shashka with Bayonet Price £180.00 Greek Hoplite Sword with Lion scabbard Price £135.00 18th Century European Court Sword with Scabbard Price £80.00 18th Century Civilian Sword with scabbard Price £80.00 Munich Town Guard Sword Out of stock 10c Viking Sword w. scabbard, five-lobed pommel, practical blunt Price £150.00 Best Seller 10c Viking Sword w. scabbard, five-lobed pommel, regular Price £125.00 German Swept Hilt Rapier w. Scabbard, 17th c. Price £135.00 Celtic Long Sword with Scabbard Price £150.00 La Tène Age Celtic Sword with Scabbard Price £80.00 Celtic Short Sword, Bronze Price £150.00 Best Seller Celtic Short Sword, 3rd - 2nd Century B.C. Price £65.00 Best Seller French Infantry Sabre, Type Briquet, for Sabrage Price £65.00 Medieval One-handed sword with leather scabbard, practical blunt Price £125.00 13th century Hand and a Half Longsword Out of stock Anglo-Saxon Fetter Lane Sword, 8th c. Price £285.00 Anglo-Saxon Fetter Lane Sword, 8th c., Damascus Steel Price £395.00 British Light Cavalry Sabre - 1796 Pattern Out of stock Vendel Viking Sword Damascus Steel with Scabbard Price £375.00 Three Lobe Viking Sword, Damascus Steel Price £320.00 Three Lobe Viking Sword, practical blunt Price £135.00 Falchion with leather scabbard, practical blunt Price £128.00

The Merchant Venturers offer you high quality historical reproductions and they strive to look for authenticity of each and every single one of these items. Please find our latest treasures on this page. Filter by Category All Leather Goods Wooden items Daggers, Seax Swords Horn & Bone Items Helmets Sort by New Viking Horn Comb Price £7.50 New Stainless Steel Folding Knife - Bone Handle Price £24.00 New Medieval One-Handed Sword Leather hilt Out of stock New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 150cm Black Price £22.00 New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 150cm Brown Price £22.00 New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 190cm Black Price £25.00 New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 190cm Red Price £25.00 New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 190cm Brown Price £25.00 New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern Red Price £17.50 New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern Brown Out of stock New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern, 7 m Length Red Yellow Price £22.50 New Viking Winningas, Diamond Twill, 7 m Length Green Price £22.50 New Medieval Mace Price £69.00 New Dice Shaker with Lid, Leather with Embossed Vegvisir, brown Out of stock New Medieval One-Handed Sword Out of stock New Valsgärde 8 Viking Helmet Price £495.00 New Viking Long Seax with Bone Grip in Jellinge Style, 10th c. Price £99.00 New Dice Shaker, Leather with Embossed Dragon Motif, Jelling Style, dark brown Price £8.50 New Leather Drinking Horn Holder with Buckle, dark brown Leather Emboss Price £8.50 New Adjustable Belt Holder for Drinking Horns, Leather Embossed Price £9.50 Best Seller Wooden Display stand for Daggers and Swords Out of stock New Wooden Display stand for Daggers and Swords 2 Mount Out of stock New Lake Neuchâtel Arming Sword with Scabbard, 13th C Price £135.00 New Sword Frog Price £12.50

Filter by Category All Leather Goods Horn & Bone Items Hand Forged Items Tapestries Wooden items Lanterns & Candleholders Glassware Candles Knives and Cutlery Jewellery Best Sellers Scissors & Snips Daggers, Seax Christmas Baubles New In Helmets Swords Period Ancient Greece Celtic Roman Saxon Viking Medieval 16th Century 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century As Seen In Game Of Thrones Outlander Vikings Last Kingdom Witcher The Three Musketeers Sort by Viking War Chief Helmet - 18 gauge Price £135.00 New Viking Horn Comb Price £7.50 New Stainless Steel Folding Knife - Bone Handle Price £24.00 Medieval Horn Die / Dice Price £2.50 New Medieval One-Handed Sword Leather hilt Out of stock New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 150cm Black Price £22.00 New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 150cm Brown Price £22.00 New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 190cm Black Price £25.00 New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 190cm Red Price £25.00 New Medieval Leather Belt with Brass Ring 190cm Brown Price £25.00 New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern Red Price £17.50 New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern Brown Out of stock New Viking Winningas, Herringbone Pattern, 7 m Length Red Yellow Price £22.50 New Viking Winningas, Diamond Twill, 7 m Length Green Price £22.50 Best Seller Lady and the Unicorn Desire Medium Price £100.00 New Medieval Leather Pouch with Beltloop, brown Price £15.00 Best Seller Cersei Wine Glass Price £32.50 Best Seller Engraved Wineglass Price £32.50 Best Seller Shot glass with air bubble Price £23.50 Best Seller Rummer Price £29.50 Best Seller Lannister Wine Glass Price £34.00 Horn Mug Price £32.00 Best Seller Horn Cup Price £12.50 Knife with Wooden Handle, 23.5 cm, incl. Sheath Price £15.00 New Viking Long Seax with Bone Grip in Jellinge Style, 10th c. Price £99.00 Hand Forged Steel medieval Dagger Price £49.00 New Saxon Sword with Scabbard Price £110.00 Solingen Rapier Price £389.00 New Medieval Mace Price £69.00 Medieval Mace British Museum Out of stock Taza Cup-Hilt Rapier Price £485.00 New Medieval One-Handed Sword Out of stock New Lake Neuchâtel Arming Sword with Scabbard, 13th C Price £135.00 Horse Head Falcata (Kopis) Price £110.00 War Hammer, Raven's Beak Price £57.00 New Wooden Display stand for Daggers and Swords 2 Mount Out of stock Best Seller Wooden Display stand for Daggers and Swords Out of stock New Horn bowl 21cm Price £23.50 New Sword Frog Price £12.50 New Adjustable Belt Holder for Drinking Horns, Leather Embossed Price £9.50 Adjustable Frog for Swords, Leather Price £23.50 New Leather Drinking Horn Holder with Buckle, dark brown Leather Emboss Price £8.50 New Dice Shaker, Leather with Embossed Dragon Motif, Jelling Style, dark brown Price £8.50 New Dice Shaker with Lid, Leather with Embossed Vegvisir, brown Out of stock Best Seller Axe belt holder with forged ring Price £11.50 Adjustable Belt Holder for Dagger, Leather Price £8.50 Sword Belt- Leather Price £35.00 Viking/Early medieval long belt from cowhide Price £32.50

It is believed that the Celts arrived at the shores of Britain at approximately 1,000BC and lived there during the Iron Age, the Roman Age and the post Roman era. Their legacy continues today where examples of the language, culture and traditions continue to exist. The Merchant Venturers offer you high quality products and they strive to look for authenticity of each and every single one of these items. Form our historical and blown glassware to our reenactment equipment covering any period. Filter by Category All Swords Helmets Best Sellers Price £65.00 £150.00 Sort by Best Seller Quick View Celtic Short Sword, 3rd - 2nd Century B.C. Price £65.00 Quick View Celtic Short Sword, Bronze Price £150.00 Quick View La Tène Age Celtic Sword with Scabbard Price £80.00 Quick View Celtic Long Sword with Scabbard Price £150.00 Quick View Celtic Helmet, La-Tène culture Price £95.00 Quick View Celtic Helmet, circa 1ct AD Price £95.00

Tom Hardy stuns West Sussex festival with appearance at medieval jousting competition ‘Random day out in the English countryside nipping to the shops,’ actor wrote alongside photos of himself in suit of armour Patrons of the Loxwood Joust in Billingshurst, West Sussex , were treated to an unlikely Hollywood performance as Tom Hardy donned a suit of armour for the medieval festival. On Instagram, the Venom star shared a number of photos and videos of himself taking on other enthusiasts in a medieval-themed brawl. The immersive festival features a jousting competition, royal banquet and displays of medieval weaponry like cannons and archery. “This might have happened today… Random day out in the English countryside nipping to the shops,” Hardy shared on his Instagram Story on Sunday (13 August). On Saturday Tom Hardy was visiting with his wife, actress Charlotte Riley, and their two children. He shopped with Clive and Lucille from The Merchant Venturers and purchased two daggers and a helmet. "It took me a while to realize who he was" says Lucille "and I regretted not asking him for a picture!". To her surprise Tom was at the event again on Sunday. "You look an awful lot like Tom Hardy" she managed to say this time, to which his reply was; "that is because I am". To her delight she did get her picture with him and was able to get some more pictures of him whilst he was entering the fight. ​

The Merchant Venturers Historical reproductions have supplied reenactment equipment and Hand blown Historical Glass to many Hit Series. Please see our sword section for more real steel Musketeer swords for sale. Filter by Category All Daggers, Seax Glassware Price £27.50 £485.00 Sort by Wine Glass out of The Three Musketeers Out of stock Musketeer Main Gauche Price £105.00 Solingen Rapier Price £389.00 German Swept Hilt Rapier w. Scabbard, 17th c. Price £135.00 Munich Town Guard Sword Out of stock Taza Cup-Hilt Rapier Price £485.00

Britain was part of the Roman Empire for over three and a half centuries. From the invasion under the emperor Claudius in AD 43 until rule from Rome ended in the early 5th century. The production of glass dates back more than 4,000 years, to the Egyptian and Mesopotamian empires. It was the Romans, however, who took glass-making to new heights as an art form. The Merchant Venturers offer you high quality products and they strive to look for authenticity of each and every single one of these items. Form our historical and blown glassware to our reenactment equipment covering any period. Filter by Category All Leather Goods Horn & Bone Items Hand Forged Items Scissors & Snips Glassware Knives and Cutlery Helmets Swords Price £2.50 £225.00 Sort by Medieval Horn Die / Dice Price £2.50 Thracian Gladiator Helmet Price £155.00 Roman cut beaker, Öremölla Price £24.00 Best Seller Roman Jug Price £36.00 Beaker, Bjers, Gotland Price £27.50 Amphora, ice-glass Price £38.00 Roman bottle Price £21.50 Roman Barrel Bottle Price £30.00 Roman bowl Price £27.50 Small beaker with blue spots Price £17.50 Gladius, Sword of the Roman legionaries, with scabbard Price £80.00 Roman Gallic 'H' Centurion Helmet Price £165.00 Roman Legionary Helmet Price £65.00 Roman Utility Knife with bone hilt Price £22.00 Bone Die ring and dot Price £2.50 Auxiliary cavalry A Price £225.00 Hand-Forged Medieval Surgical Kit with leather bag Out of stock Best Seller Roman carafe Price £42.50 Germanic Spatha, practical blunt sword Price £145.00

The Merchant Venturers Historical reproductions have supplied reenactment equipment to the Hit Series Last Kingdom. Please see our sword section for more real steel Viking swords for sale. Filter by Category All Swords Glassware Daggers, Seax Horn & Bone Items Knives and Cutlery Price £5.00 £395.00 Functionality Re-enactment Quality Sort by Claw Beaker Faversham, Kent Price £47.50 Bell beaker, Birka Price £27.50 Horn bowl Price £16.50 Horn Spoon Price £5.00 10c Viking Sword w. scabbard, five-lobed pommel, practical blunt Price £150.00 Best Seller 10c Viking Sword w. scabbard, five-lobed pommel, regular Price £125.00 Anglo-Saxon Fetter Lane Sword, 8th c. Price £285.00 Anglo-Saxon Fetter Lane Sword, 8th c., Damascus Steel Price £395.00 Hedeby Viking Sword Price £205.00 Hedeby Viking Sword, Damascus Steel Price £350.00 Vendel Viking Sword with Scabbard Price £235.00 Vendel Viking Sword Damascus Steel with Scabbard Price £375.00 Best Seller Three Lobe Viking Sword Price £125.00 Three Lobe Viking Sword, practical blunt Price £135.00 Three Lobe Viking Sword, Damascus Steel Price £320.00 Sutton Hoo Sword Price £180.00 Viking Sword (Isle of Eigg) Price £230.00 Viking Sword (Isle of Eigg), Damascus Steel Price £355.00 Viking Sword with Bronze Hilt Peterson Type D Out of stock Viking Seax Dagger Out of stock