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{{MajorRef|Peirce 2002}}
A large number of swords from the Viking Age have been found including at least 2,500 swords just from Norway [PEDERSEN 2008HJARDAR & VIKE 2016:p.168]'''CHECK CITATION!'''. Viking Age swords vary from the plain to the most lusciously ornate. Swords are influenced from a number of countries, including Norway, Germany, Denmark, France and England. With each country contributing their own aesthetic to the decoration of their swords. Swords travelled widely across Europe with examples of many types appearing all over western Europe.
==Previous Published Research==
{{Ref|Harris, Cobb, Gray & Richardson 2011}}
{{Ref|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014}}
{{Ref|Jjardar & Vike 2016}}
{{Ref|Jones 2002}}
{{Ref|Laking 1920}}
