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Lot 165

A Rare Sword Of Viking Type, Petersen Type X
10th/11th Century

23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare Sword Of Viking Type, Petersen Type X
10th/11th Century

With broad pattern-welded double-edged blade with shallow fuller over nearly its entire length on each side, hilt comprising straight quillons of rectangular section with rounded ends, flat tapering tang, and flattened pommel of 'tea-cosy' form
76.5 cm. blade, 91 cm. overall

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Provenance
Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 46 (£14,340 including premium)

For swords of this type see Ian Peirce, Swords Of The Viking Age, 2002, pp. 18-19 and 115-121

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