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A Medieval Sword Of Viking Type, Petersen Type X 10th/11th Century
23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £6,250 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Medieval Sword Of Viking Type, Petersen Type X
10th/11th Century
10th/11th Century
In excavated condition, with broad slightly tapering blade (some lamination along the edge on one side) with shallow central fuller over nearly its entire length on both sides to the point, the fuller on one side at the forte inlaid with a copper-alloy cross, hilt comprising flat ovoidal quillons inlaid with a copper-alloy 'X' on each side of the terminals, flat tapering tang, and flattened pommel of 'tea-cosy' form inlaid with a copper-alloy line border around the bottom edge
74.1 cm. blade, 87.5 cm. overall
74.1 cm. blade, 87.5 cm. overall
Footnotes
For a related sword in the Musée de l'Armée Paris, see Ian Peirce, Swords Of The Viking Age, 2002, pps. 118-119
Cf. two retailed swords sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 18 April 2012, lots 82 and 83








