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must come to the conclusion that many of the objects found 

 In-long to the second century of our era. Among tin- most 

 remarkable antiquities of warfare are the superb coats of mail 

 found in the North, and the skill displayed in making war 

 accoutrements at such an early period shows an advanced 

 state of civilisation. These coats of mail (which are also 

 found in graves) are a network of rings each of which is run 

 through four others. In their workmanship they vary : 

 in some the rings are clinched ; in others only every other 

 ring is riveted, the alternate ones being welded together, 

 so that each clinched ring grasps four welded ones, and each 

 welded ring grasps four riveted. 



THORSBJERG FIND. 



Fig. 351. Trousers of woven 

 woollen cloth. 1 Length 45 

 inches. Width round waist o8| 

 incht-s. On the waistband were 

 several small loops which pro- 

 bably held the waistbelt. The 

 socks which are sewn to the 

 trousers are of the same pattern 

 as that of the sleeves of the 

 shirt, but the squares are 

 smaller. T ' g real size. 



Fig. 353. 





Fig. 354. 

 Fragments of woollen cloak^ with border. 



1 On a superb silver vase at the Her- 

 mitage,, St. Petersburg, found in South- 



ern Russia, is a representation of a man 

 wearing similar trousers. 



