visby brigandine coat of plates 1361This brigandine or coat of plates is a replica of an original from 1361. It was found in a mass grave in Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland. On July 22, 1361, King Valdemar IV of Denmark attacked the Swedish island of Gotland. Valdemar's army consisted of experienced professional soldiers, while the troops defending Visby were mainly armed militia. 600 years later, archaeologists discovered a mass grave where fallen members of this armed militia