About North Star Armoury
Our Products
North Star Armoury (NSA) makes Viking, Anglo Saxon, and Medieval jewelry inspired by extant examples. Not all of our work is directly copied from real pieces but much of it can be traced to real examples. The products on this website have information to clarify their sources on their product pages.
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In addition to standard jewelry/accessory designs NSA also produces custom items and still makes armour to custom order. Various armour designs are available on this website. As each piece is custom made to an individual's measurements there is generally no armour in stock.
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Please contact us if you have further questions.
Our History
North Star Armoury (NSA) sold it's first armour in 1981 when Stephanie Engel was attending the University of California at Santa Barbara. NSA was at the Society for Creative Anachronism's two Great Desert Wars (the precursor to the Estrella War) as well as many local events in Southern California (the SCA Kingdom of Caid. NSA first appeared at the Pennsic War in 1985. Over the intervening years NSA has continued to produce armrour and then period jewelry. Over this period Stephanie attended grad school and worked in the space industry for 15 years. Through all of this she has continued to operate her workshop, part or full time. She is now doing metalwork full time again with a focus on Anglo Saxon, Viking, and Medieval jewelry and accessories as well as armour on a custom basis.