5MoonSun5's - Game of thrones stark house viking drinking horn mug wolf carved tankard Drink Mead & Beer Like Game of Thrones With This Large Ale Stein - A Perfect Present For Real Men

This mug is a handmade horn designed from ancient medieval and Viking style drinkware. Drinking horns have existed for more than 2,600 years and have a variety of purposes, styles, and sizes based on the country of origin. Drinking horns have been discovered in most ancient society including Greece, Scandinavia, Italy, Africa, and North and South America. Each civilization created different designs of the horns. These designs were based on the horned animals available in the region as well as cultural practices to clean and prepare the horn for use. Around the 15th century, many societies redesigned the drinking horn into the more functional drinking mugs. The drinking mug had a stable base so a holding stand was no longer required. This decreased spillage, increasing sanitation in eating rooms. Even with the advent of the drinking mug, the original drinking horn remained in use. Many military units opted to carry drinking horns instead of drinking mugs due to the simplicity of carrying the horn by the waist. In many European societies, the traditional drinking horn transitioned into ceremonial and ritual use. Horns were adorned with gold, silver, and gemstones for nobility Viking and old Norse culture is most commonly associated with the drinking horn. In these societies, the drinking horn maintained its prevalence far longer than other European countries. No hot beverages should be used for drinking or cleaning. Hot liquids can compromise the protective coatings. Handwash only. This mug is a handmade horn designed from ancient medieval and Viking style drinkware. The mugs have been thoroughly cleaned, hand cut, heat treated, polished and sealed to maintain the beauty of the natural horn. It is surety to be leak free. The horn is super-heated and carefully bent backwards to create the handle which is an extension of the horn. This makes the mug one seamless piece. The capacity of each mug can vary due to the shape of the horn. Each item is uniquely designed and no horn is identical. As a result, colors, designs, and sizes may vary slightly from the description and pictures. All drinking steins, mugs and horns are 100% food and drink safe. Put down your plastic flower tumbler and drink like a Viking chieftain with 5MoonSun5's genuine horn tankard. When you are seeking the most authentic, Norse drinking vessel this side of Valhalla, there is no substitute. the leader in handcrafted Norse replicas, brings you the highest quality horn stein available to mere mortals. Each drinking horn is, of course, fashioned from real ox and cow horn, ethically sourced from slaughterhouses in which the animals are harvested for their meat. Hand cut, hand carved and hand polished, each mug is truly a unique piece of Viking lore. The horn is super-heated in order to create the seamless curved handle, which is simply an extension of the horn itself, carefully bent back after heating.