Fig. 368.—Leather sandal in one piece, for left foot. ⅓ real size. Fastened over the foot with narrow straps and buttons. ] [Illustration: Fig. 369.—Shoulder clasp of bronze for ring armour, inlaid with gold and silver. ] [Illustration: Fig. 370.—Fragment of a sandal with silver-plated rivets. ⅓ real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 371.—Ornament of bronze for wooden scabbard, with inscription in earlier runes. Real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 372.—Bronze ornamentation for scabbard, plated with silver and gold. ½ real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 373.—Scabbard of wood, with bronze mounting. ] [Illustration: Fig. 374.—Embossed mounting of a scabbard strap, silver-plated, the whole centre inlaid with a thin gold plate. ] [Illustration: Fig. 375.—A bridle of bronze, the end-piece plated with silver and gold. ½ real size. ] [Illustration: Fig. 376.—Silver-plated bronze buckle. ] [Illustration: Fig. 377.—Bronze mounting on horses’ head-gear, apparently plated. ] [Illustration: Fig. 378.—Shield boss with silver top. ] [Illustration: Fig. 379.—Mountings to leather straps with svastica and gilt knobs. ] [Illustration: Fig. 380.—Bronze and silver-plated mounting for leather used on horses’ head-gear. ] [Illustration: Fig. 381. ] [Illustration: Fig. 382. ] [Illustration: Fig. 383. ] [Illustration: Fig. 384. Iron axe-heads. ⅓ real size. ] _Vimose Bog Find._—The explorations in the Vimose bog,[161] situated about five miles from Odense, Fyen, commenced in 1848, and since that time 3,600 objects have been gathered together, all of which were found in a space of 9,000 square feet. Sometimes there seemed to be a certain order in the way in which the articles had been sunk, for all the ring armour was together, and a number of small articles had been placed inside a shield-boss, while other articles were surrounded with broad bands of cloth. Many of the objects here were also badly damaged. Only one coin has been found, _i.e._ a silver denarius of the time of the Empress Faustina Junior (d. 175), with “Pudicitia” on its reverse. The number of single and double-edged swords, many of which are in tolerably good preservation, is 67. The single-edged swords, between 15¾ and 24 inches long, are simply welded, sometimes having ornaments traced on the blade, and several of these were still in their wooden scabbards when found. The double-edged swords vary in size from about 19 or 20 inches, to 35 or 36 inches. On several are factory stamps—a star-shaped sign on one side of the blade near the tongue or hilt point, and a ring-shaped figure on the sides of the hilt points, a mark which looks rather like a scorpion; in one stamp are Latin letters, which are somewhat difficult to decipher. Many are welded or forged from two united blades, while others are made of a single blade and have no factory mark. Fourteen are damascened in different patterns.