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Fragment of the guard of a sword of iron, with plain bronze inlay, and three-lobed pommel of the same sword, Jan Petersen type R.
 
Fragment of the guard of a sword of iron, with plain bronze inlay, and three-lobed pommel of the same sword, Jan Petersen type R.

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The following text comes from Bjorn and Shetelig's, 'Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Volume IV'. It is the authors intention to try and marry this description with images of the finds where possible.


Wargear

L'lle de Groix Sword O.jpg
Sword Type O

The guard and the cross-piece of the pommel of a sword, of the five lobed type Jan Petersen O. Both pieces are of iron plated with silver and decorated with a peculiar scroll patterns, composed of ribbons filled with dots, resembling Jan Petersen fig. 105. Scanty fragments only of the blade are extant.

No Picture Sword Type R

Fragment of the guard of a sword of iron, with plain bronze inlay, and three-lobed pommel of the same sword, Jan Petersen type R.

L'lle de Groix Sword Scabbard Chape.jpg
Sword Scabbard Chape

The ferrule of a sword's scabbard, of bronze, with open-work ornament presenting the figure of a bird with wings spread.

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3 Spear heads

Small fragments of three spear-heads, one of them of Jan Petersen type I. R.522.

L'lle de Groix Axe heads.jpg
2 Axe heads

Fragments of two axes, both of them apparently of Jan Petersen type G.

L'lle de Groix Arrow heads.jpg
8 Arrow heads

Fragments of 8 arrow-heads of iron, R.539.

L'lle de Groix Scandinavian Shield bosses.jpg
17 Scandinavian Shield bosses

Fragments of 17 shield-bosses all of them badly broken and defective. The majority are of the regular Norse type R.562, hemispherical, with a flat rim fastened to the board by four rivets, and with a slight contraction between the boss and the rim.

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4 Other Shield bosses

Four of the bosses present forms never found in Scandinavia. The boss itself is plain and rounded, somewhat steeper than the hemisphere. In two of them the rim is provided with six pointed projections, each of them with three rivets, while two others have the rim provided with eight rounded projections, each of them likewise bearing three rivets. One fragment of a rim shows a densely set series of rivet-holes and the border finely indented and the border finely indented.

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Knife

Fragment of the blade of an iron knife.

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