This is the typology chosen by the authors in the next section to demonstrate the change of sword styles throughout the Viking Age. <br>
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! Wheeler !! Petersen !! Rygh
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| I || M || [[File:R489.jpg|thumb|100px|Rygh 489]]
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| rowspan="3" | II || B ||
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| C ||
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| H || [[File:R494.jpg|thumb|100px|Rygh 484]]
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===Methods of attachment===
Two main methods of attaching the hilt fittings to the blade seem to have been deployed. <br>