* Skeiðir, slidrar or spænir – refer to the two wooden sides of the scabbard [DAVIDSON 1962: p.187]
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'''Archaeology'''<br>
* England
** York
::
** Gloucester
::
** Isle of Man
:: Cronk Moar
* Scotland
** Balnakiel
* Ireland
** Dublin
::
* Denmark
** Hedeby
::
* Germany
** Essen Minster (late C10-11th). Covered in stamped gold [CAMPBELL 1982:p.171].
* Sweden
** Birka:
:: Bj.514 Wooden scabbard [ARWINSSON 1986:p.14]
:: Bj.520 Wooden scabbard [ARWINSSON 1986:p.14] [ARBMAN 1940:Taf. 3:2]
:: Bj.324a Wooden scabbard [ARWINSSON 1986:p.14] [ARBMAN 1940:Taf. 3:4]
:: Bj.542 Wooden scabbard [ARWINSSON 1986:p.14] [ARBMAN 1940:Taf. 2:1]
:: Bj.542 Wooden scabbard [ARWINSSON 1986:p.14] [ARBMAN 1940:Taf. 2:1]
:: Bj.644 Wooden scabbard [ARWINSSON 1986:p.14]
==Scabbard hanging styles==