{{Stars3|Category=Found in Britain|Typology= Introduction Swords|TypologyFile=sword_map.jpg|Limit=2}}The following list {{Swords}}{{Sword Indexes}}==Comparison of finds=={| class="wikitable"|-! Type !! Scotland !! Isle of Man !! Ireland !! Wales !! England |-| I / F [[File:Sword type f.jpg|60px]] || - || - || 3 || - || -|-| I / M [[File:Sword type m.jpg|60px]] || - || 1 || 1 || - || 6|-| I / P [[File:Sword type p.jpg|60px]] || - || 1 || - || - || -|-| I / Q [[File:Sword type q.jpg|60px]] || 1 || - || - || - || -|-| I / AE [[File:Sword type ae.jpg|60px]] || - || - || - || - || -|-| II / B [[File:Sword type b.jpg|60px]] || 1 || - || - || - || -|-| II / C [[File:Sword type c.jpg|60px]] || 2 || - || 8 || - || 1|-| II / H [[File:Sword type h.jpg|60px]] || 10 ||- || 25 || - || 5|-| II / I [[File:Sword type i.jpg|60px]] || 1 || - || 5 || - || 1|-| III / D [[File:Sword type d.jpg|60px]] || 1 || - || 5 || - || -|-| III / E [[File:Sword type e.jpg|60px]] || - || - || 4 || - || -|-| III / R [[File:Sword type r.jpg|60px]] || - || - || 2 || - || 1|-| III / S [[File:Sword type s.jpg|60px]] || - || 2 || - || - || 2|-| III / T [[File:Sword type t.jpg|60px]] || - || - || - || - || -|-| IV / K [[File:Sword type k.jpg|60px]] || - || - || 9 || - || 3|-| IV / O [[File:Sword type o.jpg|60px]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || - || 4|-| V / L [[File:Sword type l.jpg|60px]] || 3 || 2 || 10 || 2 || 32|-| VI / Z [[File:Sword type z.jpg|60px]] || - || - || - || 1 || 12|-| VII / N [[File:Sword type n.jpg|60px]] || - || - || - || - || 1|-| VII / U, V[[File:Sword type u.jpg|60px]]|| 1 || 1 || - || - || 6|-| VII / W [[File:Sword type w.jpg|60px]] || 1 || - || - || - || -|-| VII / X [[File:Sword type xe.jpg|60px]] || 2 || 1 || 8 || - || 10|-| VIII [[File:Sword type viii.jpg|60px]] || - || - || - || - || 1|-| IX / Y [[File:Sword type y.jpg|60px]] || 1 || - || - || - || 2|-| Unclassifiable || 11 || 1 || 9 || - || 2|-| Unknown || - || 4 || - || - || 12|-| '''Total''' ||'''36'''|| '''14''' ||'''90'''|| '''3''' || '''101'''|}*Scotland numbers after ::{{ListRef|Żabiński 2007}}*Ireland numbers after ::Walsh A.(1998) ''A summary classification of Viking age swords is not comprehensive and only represents those currently known to the authorin Ireland'' in Clarke H. They have been categorised using Wheelers typologyB.'Ireland and Scandinavia in the Early Viking Age' from Żabiński 2007
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[[File:Wheeler_Swords.jpg|thumb|center|600x150px|left|alt=Near London|Wheeler's Viking Sword Typology]]
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== Type I ==
''Petersen Types M & O''
{|
|- valign="top" id="Waterloo"
|width="100pt"| [[File:sword_waterloo.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Waterloo]]
|width="600pt"| '''London, River Thames, Waterloo Bridge'''
:Type- M
:Current Location- ?
:Blade-
:Hilt-
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.36] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.78]
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="Near London"|[[File{{:near_london.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Near London]]|'''London River Thames, ‘near London’'''Swords of Type I found in Britain}}{{:Swords of Type- MII found in Britain}}{{:Current Location- ?Swords of Type III found in Britain}}{{:Blade- Swords of Type IV found in Britain}}{{:Hilt- Swords of Type V found in Britain}}{{:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.36] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.78] Swords of Type VI found in Britain}}{{:Comments- wooden handle covered Swords of Type VII found in linen. |- valign="top" id="York1"|No Picture|'''Yorkshire, York'''Britain}}{{:Swords of Type- M?VIII and IX found in Britain}}{{:Current Location- ?:Blade- none:Hilt- only the guard Swords of whale bone survivesTypes Disc found in Britain}}{{:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.26]:Comments- Swords of Types Unknown found in Britain}}
|- valign="top" id="Balladoyne"Select Bibliography=={{Ref|[[File:sword_balladoyne.jpgBersu & Wilson 1966}}{{Ref|thumbBjorn & Shetelig 1940}}{{Ref|x150pxDavidson 1962}}{{Ref|leftEdwards 1998}}{{Ref|alt=Balladoyne]]Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998}}{{Ref|'''Isle of Man, Balladoyne Churchyard, St. Johns'''Grieg 1940}}:Type- M{{Ref|Oakeshott 1960}}:Current Location- ?{{Ref|Oakeshott 1991}}:Blade- {{Ref|Peirce 2002}}:Hilt- {{Ref|Richards 2004}}:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.26]{{Ref|Wilson 1964}}:Comments- {{Ref|Wilson 1965}}{{Ref|Wilson 2008}}{{Ref|Wheeler 1927}}{{Ref|Żabiński 2007}}
|- valign="top" id="Appleby"|[[File:sword_appleby.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Appleby]]|'''Cumbria, Ormside, Appleby-in-Westmoreland''':Type- M:Current Location- ?:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.18]:Comments- <HarvardReferences />
|- valign="top" id="Rampside"|[[FileCategory:sword_rampside.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=RampsideWeapons]]|'''Cumbria, Rampside ''':Type- M:Current Location- ?:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.18]:Comments- |- valign="top" id="Reading"|[[File:sword_reading.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Reading]]|'''Berkshire, River Kennet at Reading''':Type- O:Current Location- ?:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.58]:Comments- |- valign="top" id="Kew"|[[File:sword_kew.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Kew]]|'''London, River Thames, Kew''':Type- O:Current Location- ?:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [PEIRCE 2002:p.90]:Comments- |} == Type II ==''Petersen Types B, C & H'' {||- valign="top" id="Enfield"|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_enfield.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Enfield]]|width="600pt"|'''Herts, River Lea, Enfield''':Type- C:Current Location Prince Ladislaus Odescalchi Collection, Rome.:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.12,60] [WHEELER 1927:p.34, 53] [WILSON 1965:p52(no.7)] [LAKING 1920:p.16] :Comments- from a possible boat burial |- valign="top" id="Vauxhall"|[[File:sword_vauxhall.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Vauxhall]]|'''London, River Thames, Vauxhall''':Type- H:Current Location- ?:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.37] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.81] :Comments- |} == Type III ==''Petersen Types R, S & T'' {||- valign="top" id="London"|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_london.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=London]]|width="600pt"|'''London''':Type- R:Current Location-:Blade- None:Hilt- Only the pommel of the sword survives:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.78] [WHEELER 1927:p.53] :Comments- |- valign="top" id="Chertsey"|[[File:sword_chertsey.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Chertsey]]|'''London, Chertsey''':Type- S:Current Location-:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [PIERCE 2002:p.98][http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/subjects/50_objects/more_gallery] :Comments- |- valign="top" id="Temple"|[[File:sword_temple.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Temple]]|'''London, River Thames, Temple Church''':Type- S:Current Location-:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [PIERCE 2002:p.104] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.77,80] :Comments- also known as “Earl of Pembroke Sword” |- valign="top" id="Cronk Moar"|[[File:sword_cronk.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Cronk Moar]]|'''Isle of Man Cronk Moar''':Type- S:Current Location-:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [BERSU and WILSON 1966:p.72]:Comments- found with remains of scabbard |} ==See Also==[[Swords]]<br> ==References== <nocite>BJORN1940LAKING1920PEIRCE2002WILSON1965WHEELER1927</nocite><biblio force=false>#[[Template:Bib]]</biblio><HarvardReferences />