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An excavation in Oslo's former harbor has yielded the remains of a rare iron gauntlet, likely lost by a medieval knight in the 14th century. Archaeologists with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research discovered the piece of armor while metal detecting as part of their investigation of the old harbor area.
Archaeologists have undertaken two major excavations of the old harbor area of Oslo, first between 2019 and 2020 and then from 2022 to 2023. According to NIKU archaeologist Håvard Hegdal, their discoveries include many discarded objects from the medieval and Renaissance periods, including shipwrecks, ceramics, footwear, ropes, the remains of butchered animals and a large number of weapons.
Usually made out of iron, these metal gloves, which were used to protect a person's hands and wrists, were invented in the early 14th century, when European soldiers and knights upgraded from chain mail to plate armor. But archaeological discoveries of gauntlets are rare, particularly early examples, because metal corrodes quickly and easily in the ground and because iron was often reused and reforged in the Middle Ages.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Little of the Oslo gauntlet remains, however. It is largely an imprint of the armor, with remnants of small nails and a possible buckle that the archaeologists were able to see in X-rays. And it is unknown whether the gauntlet was new or old at the time it was lost.
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