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Lot 114
A Medieval Sword Of Viking Type10th/11th Century
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,560 inc. premium
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10th/11th Century
10th/11th Century
In excavated condition, with broad pattern-welded double-edged blade (lower two-thirds missing), hilt comprising short thick straight cross with rounded ends, flat tapering tang, and pommel of 'tea-cosy' form
26.1 cm. blade, 40 cm. overall
26.1 cm. blade, 40 cm. overall
Footnotes
Provenance:
Probably the second item of lot 125, Christie's London, Catalogue Of The Interesting Collection of Arms and Armour Formed by The Late Dacre Kenrick Edwards, Esq., April 25, 1961
The hilt is of the form classified by Mortimer Wheeler as Type VII. See R.E. Oakeshott, The Sword in the Age of Chivalry, 1964, pp. 26-28








