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+ | == Swords that cannot be classified == | ||
+ | ''Swords that are too decayed to identify'' | ||
+ | {| | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Scotland, Orkney, Sandy" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"|No Picture | ||
+ | |width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Orkney, Sandy''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- National Museum of Scotland. | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- | ||
+ | :Total Length- | ||
+ | :Blade- Double edged. | ||
+ | :Hilt- Part of guard is preserved. The pommel and upper guard are missing. May have been the same as Petersen fig.87 but not enough survives to possitivly classify the sword. | ||
+ | :Scabbard- none | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:p.88] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Scotland, North Ayrshire, Lamlash, Mill Hill" | ||
+ | |See Below | ||
+ | |'''Scotland, North Ayrshire, Lamlash, Mill Hill''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- Scottish national Museum | ||
+ | :Type- Grave find | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1896 | ||
+ | :Total Length- | ||
+ | :Blade- Single edged blade. Widest surviving fragment 60mm | ||
+ | :Hilt- Small (29mm) piece of guard survives. Part of wooden grip survives. | ||
+ | :Scabbard- | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [BALFOUR and SCOTT 1910:p.223,224] [GRIEG 1940:p.28] | ||
+ | :Comments- Considered by Balfour and Scott to be a possible Seax and described as probably having a hand grip log enough for 2 hands. Grieg describes this find as being no later than the mid C8th and hense possibly the oldest Viking burial in Scotland. | ||
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+ | [[File:sword_mill_hill.jpg]] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Isle of Man, Old Kirk Braddan" | ||
+ | |No Picture | ||
+ | |'''Isle of Man, Old Kirk Braddan''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- Manx Museum | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- | ||
+ | :Total Length- fragment | ||
+ | :Blade- only the upper part survives | ||
+ | :Hilt- missing, no guard or pommel | ||
+ | :Scabbard- none | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.23] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="England, Berkshire, Drayton" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"|[[File:sword_drayton.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Drayton ]] | ||
+ | |'''England, Berkshire, Drayton''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- Ashmolean Museum 1966.1158 | ||
+ | :Type- by ploughing | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1966 | ||
+ | :Total Length- 59.5cm (incomplete) | ||
+ | :Blade- pattern-welded blade | ||
+ | :Hilt- Pommel missing. Crossguard similar to the Windsor sword | ||
+ | :Scabbard- None | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [HINTON 1974:p.17 no.9] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="England, Berkshire, River Thames, Windsor" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"|[[File:sword_winsor.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Windsor ]] | ||
+ | |'''England, Berkshire, River Thames, Windsor''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- British Museum 1929,206.1 | ||
+ | :Type- River find | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1929 | ||
+ | :Total Length- | ||
+ | :Blade- pattern-welded blade | ||
+ | :Hilt- : unknown classification. long down-curved guard, stub of tang with copper alloy ribbed loop around it, pommel missing | ||
+ | :Scabbard- | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [WILSON 1965:p.44 no.11 (no.33)] [http://www.britishmuseum.org/system_pages/beta_collection_introduction/beta_collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=90077&partId=1&searchText=viking%20sword&numpages=427&page=1 www.britishmuseum.org] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="England, London, River Thames, Vauxhall (-)" | ||
+ | |No Picture | ||
+ | |width="600pt"|'''England, London, River Thames, Vauxhall (-)''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- Unknown | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- | ||
+ | :Total Length- | ||
+ | :Blade- | ||
+ | :Hilt- | ||
+ | :Scabbard- | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.53] | ||
+ | :Comments- Wheeler only mentions ‘Information from Mr G. F. Lawrence’ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |} | ||
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''Swords so far unidentified by the authors'' | ''Swords so far unidentified by the authors'' |
Revision as of 21:43, 5 October 2015
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Introduction
The following list of swords is not comprehensive and only represents those currently known to the author. They have been categorised using the Wheeler / Oakeshott typology. Low quality images have been included to assist with identification and it is not the authors intention to infringe any copyrights by doing so.
The swords in this catalogue only include sword found in England, Scotland, Wales and surrounding isles. It does not include swords from Ireland. The swords listed here were not all made in Britain, many of them being made in Scandinavia or main land Europe. In the same way it is not a list of swords possibly made in England as many examples of these have been found all over Europe.
A number of pommels have been discovered on the Portable Antiques Scheme website. Not all of them as yet have been incorporated into this list. It is recommended that you check the PAS database for additional finds.
Sword articles by Wheeler / Oakeshott Type
Swords found in Britain
Swords of Type I found in Britain Petersen Types: F, G, M, P, Q, Æ. 850AD? to 1025AD
Swords of Type II found in Britain Petersen Types: A, B, C, H, I. Norwegian, 750AD to 960AD
Swords of Type III found in Britain Petersen Types: D, E, R, S, T, U, V. Danish, 800AD to 950AD
Swords of Type IV found in Britain Petersen Types: K, O. Frankish, 790AD to 950AD
Swords of Type V found in Britain Petersen Types: L. English, 850AD to 975AD
Swords of Type VI found in Britain Petersen Types: Lv. Danish, 900AD to 1050AD
Swords of Type VII found in Britain Petersen Types: N, W, X. 830AD to 1100AD
Swords of Type VIII and IX found in Britain 900AD to 1300AD
Swords of Types Disc found in Britain 1050AD to 1300AD
Swords of Types Unknown found in Britain
Full Index of Swords from Britain
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Swords that cannot be classified
Swords that are too decayed to identify
No Picture | Scotland, Orkney, Sandy
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See Below | Scotland, North Ayrshire, Lamlash, Mill Hill
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No Picture | Isle of Man, Old Kirk Braddan
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England, Berkshire, Drayton
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England, Berkshire, River Thames, Windsor
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No Picture | England, London, River Thames, Vauxhall (-)
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Swords still awaiting classification
Swords so far unidentified by the authors
see web link | Scotland, Sutherland, Balnakeil
Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|p.140-142
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No Picture | England, Cumbria, West Seaton
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No Picture | England, Cumbria, Witherslack
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No Picture | England, Lancashire, Eaglesfield
Cowen (1948) cites Dickinson, writing in 1877, who mentions that at Brigham six skeletons and a sword were found. This could be evidence of a ‘Viking’ burial site and therefore possibly suggest Anglo Scandinavian settlement in the area |
No Picture | England, Yorkshire, Kildale
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No Picture | England, Lancashire, Heysham
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No Picture | Isle of Man, Patrick, Ballabrooie
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No Picture | Isle of Man, Tynwald Hill
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No Picture | Isle of Man, Ballachrink, Jurby
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No Picture | Isle of Man, Malew Parish Churchyard
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No Picture | England, Cambridgeshire, King's Dyke
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No Picture | England, Cambridgeshire, River Cam, Clayhithe
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No Picture | England, Berkshire, Reading
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No Picture | England, Berkshire, Reading
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England, London, Sherborne Lane
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England, London
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England, London, Westminster Palace
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England, Devon, Exeter
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References
<nocite> BJORN1940 DAVIDSON1962 EDWARDS1992 EDWARDS1998 RICHARDS2004 WILSON1964 WILSON1965 WILSON2008 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>