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A Very Rare Viking Hoard Of Weapons For A Boy9th Century
27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£2,500 - £3,000
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A Very Rare Viking Hoard Of Weapons For A Boy
9th Century
9th Century
In excavated condition, comprising a sword of Petersen Type H and Wheeler Type II, with broad double-edged blade, hilt comprising ovoidal cross-piece, flat slender tang (broken), and cocked-hat pommel inlaid overall with close-set vertical silver lines (losses); a war-axe with crescentic cutting-edge, tall socket and bluntly-pointed peen; three Scramasax blades; and a lance-head of stiff diamond section with integral socket (7)
The first 62.8 cm. blade, 75.5 cm. overall
The first 62.8 cm. blade, 75.5 cm. overall
Footnotes
For the sword type see Ian Peirce, Swords Of The Viking Age, 2002, pp. 48-51








