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Swords found in Britain

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/* Type I */
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.26]
 
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|No Picture
|'''Isle of Man, St John’s Kirk German'''
:Current Location- Manx Museum
:Type- Found in a field near a burial.
:Find Date- Unknown
:Total Length- (fragmentary)
:Blade- no information
:Hilt- Probably Petersen type P. Traces of silver ornament on pommel and guard.
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.25-26]
 
|- valign="top" id="Tilehurst"
|No Picture
|'''Berkshire, Tilehurst station'''
:Current Location- Reading Museum
:Type- Unknown, found during road widening. C10th
:Find Date- Sept. 1917.
:Total Length- 23” (part of blade missing)
:Blade- Double edged – cap and upper guard are not separate.
:Hilt- Petersen type Y
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.58]
|- valign="top" id="Waterloo"