Difference between revisions of "Swords found in Britain"

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Introduction

The following list of swords is not comprehensive and only represents those currently known to the author. They have been categorised using Wheelers typology.

Wheeler's Viking Sword Typology

Type I

Petersen Types M & O

	London, River Thames, Waterloo Bridge Type- M Current Location- ? Blade- Hilt- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.36] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.78] Comments-
	London River Thames, ‘near London’ Type- M Current Location- ? Blade- Hilt- Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.36] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.78] Comments- wooden handle covered in linen.
No Picture	Yorkshire, York Type- M? Current Location- ? Blade- none Hilt- only the guard of whale bone survives Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.26] Comments-
File:Sword balladoyne.jpg x150px	Isle of Man, Balladoyne Churchyard, St. Johns Type- M Current Location- ? Blade- Hilt- Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.26] Comments-
File:Sword appleby.jpg x150px	Cumbria, Ormside, Appleby-in-Westmoreland Type- M Current Location- ? Blade- Hilt- Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.18] Comments-
File:Sword rampside.jpg x150px	Cumbria, Rampside Type- M Current Location- ? Blade- Hilt- Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.18] Comments-
	Berkshire, River Kennet at Reading Type- O Current Location- ? Blade- Hilt- Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.58] Comments-
	London, River Thames, Kew Type- O Current Location- ? Blade- Hilt- Bibliography- [PEIRCE 2002:p.90] Comments-

Type II

Petersen Types B, C & H

Type III

Petersen Types R, S & T

See Also

Swords

References

<nocite> BJORN1940 LAKING1920 PEIRCE2002 WILSON1965 WHEELER1927 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>