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18-APR-2014

Viking Age sword, 92.5 cm, early variant Type X, 10th century, traces of gilding and pattern weld are visible.

A very similar example is shown in Androshchuck & Zotsenko (2012), pg 318, from the middle Dnieper, exact locality not known. Another similar example found in Estonia is illustrated in Tvauri, A. "The Migration Period, Pre-Viking Age, and Viking Age in Estonia", pg. 182, Fig. 150.2, double-edged with V-type hilt, found near Saaremaa. Mandel 1991a, 1992 is cited. See Pierce, I. 2002. Swords of the Viking Age, The Boydell Press, pg 18.

An X-ray would help with observing pattern weld and any letters through the patina.

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