Category:England, Lancashire: Rampside
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See also Viking burials found in England
Rampside 1854
- Status- Possible
- Type- Churchyard grave
- Find date- 1954-55?
- Bodies- None
- Dated to-
- Museum- LOST
- Comments - "About the year 1854-5, William Jackson found in digging a grave an iron dagger or sword, much corroded. It was about twelve inches long and about one inch or so wide, with a straight guard about three inches long, and a " tongue " (tang) or handle, but no pommel or knob.
His grandson, my informant, was not present when this sword was found, but saw it afterwards. Its present whereabouts is unknown." (Gaythorpe 1910 p.300).
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword - Unknown / Lost
Rampside 1909
- Status- Possible [Edwards 1992]
- Type- Churchyard grave
- Find date- 1909?
- Bodies- None
- Dated to- c.850-925 [Paterson 2014:p.173]
- Museum- Municipal Museum, Barrow-in-Furness
- Publications-
- Edwards, B.J.N. (1998) Vikings in North West England. The Artifacts. p.21-22 [Edwards 1998]
- Grave goods
- Sword - Petersen type M, single edged
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