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Sword Scabbard Chapes

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/* Borre Style 1 */
'''Andrshchuk Type 2'''<br>
''''Beast in Borre style with a mask in the middle''''<br>
Androshchuk dates this type to c.970s-980s [ANDROSHCHUK 2014:pp.15-118]<br>
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'''Discussion'''<br>
Odin as shape-shifting sorcerer and shaman. Protection. [HEDENSTIERNA-JONSON 2006b:p.321]
A small group of sword chapes combining Borre style decoration with a possible Christian motif - the Crucifixion. Possibly originated in Denmark. [HEDENSTIERNA-JONSON 2006b:p.315]<br>
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