A Lovely Crested Sallet,

A lovely crested Sallet,

Height: 9.5 in/24.1 cm

Width: 8.2 in/20.8 cm

Depth: 10 in/25.4 cm

Weight: 3.5 lbs/1625 g

Milan, Italy, ca. 1470-1480, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A wonderfully blued and embossed Burgonet, attributed to Desiderius Helmschmid,

Height: 11.25 in/28.6 cm

Width: 8.75 in/22.3 cm

Depth: 15 in/38.1 cm

Weight: 4.7 lbs/2126 g

Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1550-1555, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Warband by Andy Singleton. 

Warlord, killing a chicken: Allfather, give me sight and wisdom to extinguish my opponents on the battlefield and lead my men to victory.

Raider, tattooing runes on themself: Thor, guide my axe like the powerful strike of lightning to smite my opponents.

Berserker, sprinkling ash on their axes: Loki, let my blade be as quick and as keen as your wits, let my movements be that of a snake.

Valkyrie, burning sage: Freya, may you guide my spear into the very hearts of my opponents, and allow your warriros to decide my fate.

Shaman, eating a man’s foot: Odin’s beard this shit’s good.

Highlander: Jesus Christ what the fuck.

Marcelle Earle, Raphael Kirchner

https://www.wikiart.org/en/raphael-kirchner/marcelle-earle

Anna Akhmatova, 1922, Zinaida Serebriakova

https://www.wikiart.org/en/zinaida-serebriakova/anna-akhmatova-1922