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Lot 129
A Viking Sword Of Peterson Type H And Wheeler Type II9th Century
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £11,250 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Viking Sword Of Peterson Type H And Wheeler Type II
9th Century
9th Century
In excavated condition, with broad double-edged blade with shallow central fuller over most of its length on each side, the forte on both sides with lamination, hilt comprising thick ovoidal cross-piece and lobated pommel inlaid on both sides with close-set vertical silver lines (some missing), and flat tapering tang
79.5 cm. blade, 94.6 cm. overall
79.5 cm. blade, 94.6 cm. overall
Footnotes
See Ian Peirce, Swords of The Viking Age, 2002, pp. 48-57








