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Lot 403
A Rare Viking Sword Of Petersen Type W/X10th/11th Century
29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£8,000 - £10,000
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Find your local specialistA Rare Viking Sword Of Petersen Type W/X
10th/11th Century
10th/11th Century
In excavated condition, with broad tapering blade tapering towards the point and with shallow central fuller over nearly its entire length over each side to the point, the fuller on one side at the forte incised with a rune mark 'XIX', hilt comprising flat ovoidal guard encircled by two inlaid silver bands decorated with 'V' and diagonal line notching, slightly tapering flat tang, and pommel of 'tea-cosy' form inlaid with silver bands en suite
76.5 cm. blade, 92.5 cm. overall
76.5 cm. blade, 92.5 cm. overall
Footnotes
See Ian Peirce, Swords of the Viking Age, 2002, pp. 114-121




