Vandal and Gepide warriors. Vandal in helmet with spikes, cloak (chlamys) and wooden shield 3. Gepide in helmet, breastplate and thigh armour, lance with spiked head and a fearsome curved sword 4. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796.
Vandal and Gepide warriors. Vandal in helmet with spikes, cloak (chlamys) and wooden shield 3. Gepide in helmet, breastplate and thigh armour, lance with spiked head and a fearsome curved sword 4. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796.