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Sword Scabbards

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====Denmark====
* Hedeby (from the Harbour) <br> 12 swords were recovered from the Harbour at Hedeby. 10 of these had partial remains of scabbards still attached. [HAGG 1991: p.248-268]
** Sword 1 - Wooden scabbard of oak. There were two layers of wood on each side of the sword blade and lined Plied construction. Lined in animal fur. The Covered in two layers of which are constructed in a plied fashionleather. <br> The outer horizontal top layer of wood may be of wood or bark. Over this is an outer covering (possibly used to bind instead of 2 layers of leathertextile?). The outer layer of which leather has 3 diamond cur cut outs down its front. [HAGG 1991: p.248-257, p.265]
** Sword 2 - Wooden scabbard of beech. Possible leather covering.
** Sword 3 - Wooden scabbard of alder. Plied construction.
** Sword 4 - Wooden scabbard of beech. Lined in animal fur. Bound in cloth and covered . Covered in leather.
** Sword 5 - Wooden scabbard of beech. Lined in animal fur. Covered in two layers of leather.
** Sword 6 - Wooden scabbard of alder. Possible leather covering.
** Sword 7 - Wooden scabbard of maple. Bound in cloth.
** Sword 9 - Not enough remains.
** Sword 11 - Wooden scabbardof alder. Lined in animal fur. Covered in leather.** Sword 12 - Wooden scabbard. Plied construction. Lined in animal fur. Bound in cloth. Covered in leather.
* Hedeby (from the Graves)