Wearing a short sleeved, knee length riveted maille hauberk
Carrying round, centergripped shields painted in bold colors to disguise the direction of the woodgrain.
Wearing steel spangen-helms with a nasal, and sometimes featuring a low crest and eyebrows or occular reinforcements, also sometimes present with a maille drape over the face & back of head.
Limb protection was often absent, although sometimes boiled leather or splinted limb defenses would have been used.
Hand protection was typically absent, although maille or leather mittens would have been utilized occasionally
Typical Weapons would have included:
Heavy broadswords, often with lobed pommels
Large two-handed danish axes
Single-handed bearded axes
6-7' spears, and sometimes boar-spears
As a backup weapon and utility-blade the seax, a dagger-length single-edged knife
Recommended Armor for an SCA combat-legal Viking Persona
Performance Spangen Helm, with Slat-Back, as seen here
Selection of Nasals, Eyebrows, Crests, and Occulars, we suggest from Raymond's Quiet Press
Riveted mail Hauberk, as seen here
Concealed coat of plates body harness, as seen here
