'''Archaeology''' <br>
*Gloucester, 1 Westgate Street (9th century): One scabbard found. 780mm long, but dammaged at the chape end, so original length unknown. Opening curved and 80mm wide with a edge/flesh stitch along the edge. Made of one piece of leather and sewn down one side.Impression of a stiffner visible on the inside, the top of which is 85mm from the top of the scabbard. No rivet holes. A 15mm slit is on either side of the impression. Scabbard was probably lined with soft leather or fur. [GOUDGE 1979: p.196]
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'''Discussion''' <br>
Sword scabbards suspended from or integral to waist belts can be seen in early manuscripts but only become the dominant style in the C11th.<br>
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==Scabbard Construction==
===Composite wooden / leather plain scabbard===