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Swords of Types Unknown found in Britain

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/* England, Cumbria: Sandford Moor, Morland */
===Isle of Man, Braddan: Old Kirk Braddan===
{{Cat|
:Current Location- Manx Museum1954-0458:Find Type- Burial in churchyard:Find Date- 1867
:Total Length- fragment
:Blade- only the upper part survives
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.23}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.108 p.89}}
:*{{ListWeb||[[https://www.imuseum.im/search/place_record/view/40?id=mnh-site-197441 iMuseum.im]]}}
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===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Rampside|England, Lancashire: Rampside 1854]]===
{{Cat|
:Current Location- LOST
:Type- Grave find (in a Christian Churchyard). 850-900AD.
:Find Date- 1854
:Hilt- unknown
:Scabbard- none
:Comments- ''"About the year 1854-5, William Jackson found in digging a grave an iron dagger or sword, much corroded. It was about twelve inches long and about one inch or so wide, with a straight guard about three inches long, and a " tongue " (tang) or handle, but no pommel or knob.<br>His grandson, my informant, was not present when this sword was found, but saw it afterwards. Its present whereabouts is unknown." '' (Gaythorpe 1910 p.300)
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Gaythorpe 1910}}
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 ===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|England, North Yorkshire: Kildale 1]]===
{{Cat|
:Current Location- Lost, stolen.
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===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|England, North Yorkshire: Kildale 2]]===
{{Cat|
:Current Location- Lost, stolen.
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===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|England, North Yorkshire: Kildale 3]]===
{{Cat|
:Current Location- Lost, stolen.
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===[[:Category:EnglandIsle Of Man, CumbriaJurby: Witherslack|EnglandJurby, Cumbria: Witherslack]]St. Patrick Churchyard (2)===''see also Isle Of Man, Jurby: Jurby, St. Patrick Churchyard (1)''<br>
{{Cat|
:Current Location- Kendal Museum: KMA1979.269?LOST?:Find Type- Possible grave find:Find Date- 1898, at the foot of Whitbarrow Scar (Kendal Museum 2015)?
:Total Length-
:Blade- Pattern-welded (Kendal Museum 2015)
:Hilt-
:Scabbard- :Comments- "A second sword has also been found in the graveyard, but its fate is not clear.":Bibliography-:*{{ListRefListWeb|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.74}}:*{{ListRef|Edwards 1998|p.22}}:*[[httphttps://www.kendalmuseumimuseum.org.ukim/about-ussearch/the-collectionsplace_record/curators-choiceview/viking40?id=mnh-sword/ wwwsite-196593 iMuseum.kendalmuseum.org.ukim]]|i1=Kendal-web Sword Witherslack hilt.jpg|i2=Kendal-web Sword Witherslack.jpg}}
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  ===Isle of Man, PatrickMalew: BallabrooieMalew Parish Churchyard===
{{Cat|
:Current Location- LOST?:Find Type- Possible grave find
:Find Date-
:Total Length-
:Hilt-
:Scabbard-
:Comments- 2 swords
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Wilson 2008Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.51, 5525}}:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.109 p.89}}
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===Isle of ManEngland, GermanCumbria: St.JohnsSayle Bottom, Tynwald HillGreat Asby===
{{Cat|
:Current Location- ?
:Find Type-
:Find Date- 19371760-1770?
:Total Length-
:Blade-
:Hilt-
:Scabbard-
:Comments- ''"A tumulus, in the neighbourhood of Garthorne-hall, was opened some forty years since, and several human bones, and a large sword found in it."'' (The Monthly Magazine 1802):Bibliography-:*{{ListRef|Wilson 2008Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.84}}:*{{ListWeb||[[https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=DDSx3kVT1RMC The Monthly Magazine Vol. XIII part 1 1802, p.51115]]}}
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===Isle of ManEngland, JurbyCumbria: BallachrinkSandford Moor, Morland===''Sandford Moor, Westmoreland''<br>
{{Cat|
:Current Location- ?
:Find Type-
:Find Date- 18811766
:Total Length-
:Blade-
:Hilt-
:Scabbard-:Comments- part ''"On one side of it, but somewhat lower. lay a broad two-edged sword, broken in two, the whole blade measuring in length better than two feet, and hilt two inches and an half broad; the head curiously wrought. On the other side lay the head of a spear, and some other instruments which Mr. Preston could not tell what to make of. All the instruments were nearly destroyed by rust"'' (Archaeologica Vol.III 1775)
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940Redmond 2007|pAppx.255 no.85}}:*{{ListRefListWeb|Wilson 2008|[[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101076451390;view=1up;seq=339 "Account of opening one of the largest Barrows on Sandford Moor, Westmoreland, in a Letter from Mr. William Preston, dated Warcop Hall, Sept. 5, 1766, to Bishop Lyttelton", Archaeologica Vol.III 1775, p.27273]]}}
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===Isle of ManEngland, MalewLancashire: Malew Parish ChurchyardMeols===
{{Cat|
:Current Location-
:Hilt-
:Scabbard-
:Comments- 2 swords
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940Redmond 2007|pAppx.255 no.88}}
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:Hilt-
:Scabbard-
:Comments- Described as a complete late Saxon sword.It could be [[Swords found in Britain#England, Norfolk: (L)|England, Norfolk: (L)]]
:Bibliography-
:*[[http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF15748 Norfolk Heritage Explorer]]