Sword Scabbard Chapes

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Introduction

Peter Paulsen comprehensibly covered the subject of Viking sword scabbards in 1953 in his book Schwertortbänder der Wikingerzeit. Unfortunately we do not have access to this volume and so have created our own typology as detailed below.

Borre Style 1

Borre Style 2

Borre Style 3

Jelling

Bird (Falcon) style

Otherwise known as the 'Birka Bird'. Dated from late C9th to early C11th although at its most popular in the first half of the C10th. Found mainly in Eastern Europe from Sweden to Byzantium

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