{{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|alt=Sword Typology|Wheeler's Viking Sword Typology]]
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[[File:sword_map.jpg|thumb|right|200x300px|alt=Sword Map|Viking Age swords found in Britain]]
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== Type I ==
''Petersen Types M & O''
{|
|- valign="top" id="Rampside"{{:Swords of Type I found in Britain}}|[[File{{:sword_rampside.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Rampside]]Swords of Type II found in Britain}}|'''Cumbria, Rampside '''{{:Swords of Type III found in Britain}}{{:Swords of Type- MIV found in Britain}}{{:Current Location- ?Swords of Type V found in Britain}}{{:Blade- Swords of Type VI found in Britain}}{{:Hilt- Swords of Type VII found in Britain}}{{:Bibliography- [BJORN Swords of Type VIII and SHETELIG 1940IX found in Britain}}{{:p.18]Swords of Types Disc found in Britain}}{{:Comments- Swords of Types Unknown found in Britain}}
|- valign="top" id="Appleby"Select Bibliography=={{Ref|[[File:sword_appleby.jpgBersu & Wilson 1966}}{{Ref|thumbBjorn & Shetelig 1940}}{{Ref|x150pxDavidson 1962}}{{Ref|left|alt=Appleby]]Edwards 1998}}{{Ref|'''Cumbria, Ormside, ApplebyGraham-in-Westmoreland'''Campbell & Batey 1998}}:Type- M{{Ref|Grieg 1940}}:Current Location- ?{{Ref|Oakeshott 1960}}:Blade- {{Ref|Oakeshott 1991}}:Hilt- {{Ref|Peirce 2002}}:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.18]{{Ref|Richards 2004}}:Comments- {{Ref|Wilson 1964}}{{Ref|Wilson 1965}}{{Ref|Wilson 2008}}{{Ref|Wheeler 1927}}{{Ref|Żabiński 2007}}
|- valign="top" id="York1"|No Picture|'''Yorkshire, York, Clifford Street''':Type- M?:Current Location- ?:Blade- none:Hilt- only the undecorated guard of whale bone survives.:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.96] [ROESDAHL 1981:p.114 YAB30]:Comments- <HarvardReferences />
|- valign="top" id="Balladoyne"|No Picture|'''Isle of Man, Balladoyne Churchyard, St. Johns''':Type- M:Current Location- ?:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.26]: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="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’''':Type- M:Current Location- ?:Blade- :Hilt- :Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.36] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.78] :Comments- wooden handle covered in linen. |- 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="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 |- 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="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="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- |} ==See Also==[[Swords]]<br> ==References== <nocite>BJORN1940LAKING1920PEIRCE2002WILSON1965WHEELER1927</nocite><biblio force=false>#[[TemplateCategory:BibWeapons]]</biblio><HarvardReferences />