Two Warriors on the
Cumdach of the Stowe Missal, Sinister side, Ireland, 1025–52AD

Source: Irish Script on Screen


Source: Archaeoethnologica

Larger black & white images:
The 1st figure on the sinister side of the Cumdach of the Stowe Missal
The 2nd figure on the sinister side of the Cumdach of the Stowe Missal

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Referenced on p102, Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350, Western Europe and the Crusader States by David Nicolle


249A-B Cumdach of the Stowe Missal, Ireland, 11th-12th centuries (Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, Ireland)

This cumdach or gilded bronze book-container shows two 'native' or Gaelic Irish warriors armed in traditional style. Neither wear armour or helmets. One is armed with a remarkably short sword with a somewhat conical pommel (A) while the other holds a small round convex buckler with a large boss while wielding a broad-bladed spear.