In use from the prehistoric iron age in central Europe to as late as the C10th in Norway. <br>
{|
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, KirkcudbrightshireDumfries and Galloway, St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard"
|width="100pt"| [[File:sword_kirkcudbrightshire.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Kirkcudbrightshire]]
|width="600pt"| '''Scotland, KirkcudbrightshireDumfries and Galloway, St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard'''
:Current Location- Kirkcudbrightshire Museum no. 2050
:Type- Grave find – undated
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.96] [ROESDAHL 1981:p.114 YAB30] [MacGREGOR 1985:p.167] [ROGERS 1993:p.1431]
|- valign="top" id="Isle of Man, BalladoyneChurchyard, St. Johns"
|No Picture
|'''Isle of Man, Balladoyne Churchyard, St. Johns'''
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.26]
|- valign="top" id="England, Derbyshire, Repton(M)"
|[[File:sword_repton.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Repton]]
|'''England, Derbyshire, Repton(M)'''
:Current Location- Derby Museum
:Type- Grave find c.873AD
:Scabbard- made from two lengths of wood, lined with hairy skin. Outside covered in leather.
:Bibliography- [BIDDLE and KJBLBYE-BIDDLE 1992:p.49]
|- valign="top" id="England, Berkshire, Reading"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_reading.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Reading ]]
|width="600pt"|'''England, Berkshire, Reading'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Hilt- Pommel missing. Hilt and guard decorated in gripping beasts.
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.11] [EAST nd:p.2]
:Comments- Rediscovered after 150 years after being considered lost. Made between c.750AD but probably buried just after 800AD.
|- valign="top" id="England, London, River Thames, Waterloo Bridge"
{|
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, ElginshireMoray, Strathspey"
|width="100pt"| [[File:sword_elginshire.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Strathspey]]
|width="600pt"| '''Scotland, ElginshireMoray, Strathspey'''
:Current Location- National Museum of Scotland. L.A. 1
:Type- Unknown. Found in an excavation of a railway cutting.
[[File:sword_elginshire_full.jpg]]
|- valign="top" id="Isle of Man, St John’s KirkGerman"
|No Picture
|'''Isle of Man, St John’s Kirk German'''
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.25-26]
|- valign="top" id="England, Berkshire, Tilehurststation"
|No Picture
|'''England, Berkshire, Tilehurst station'''
:Current Location- Reading Museum
:Type- Unknown, found during road widening. C10th
''Petersen Types B, C & H. 750AD to 960AD''
{|
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Bute"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_bute.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Bute]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Bute'''
:Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:p.165]
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_islay.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Islay]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay'''
:Bibliography- [OWEN and DALLAND 1999:p.108]
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Orkney, Rousay, Sweindrow"
|width="100pt"|[[File:Sword_sweindrow_detail.JPG|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Sweindrow]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Orkney, Rousay, Sweindrow'''
:Current Location- National Museum of Scotland I.L. 191-192
:Type- Unknown. Found by ploughing.
[[File:Sword_sweindrow.JPG]]
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay, Ballinaby"
|width="100pt"|[[File:Sword_ballinaby.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Ballinaby]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay, Ballinaby'''
:Current Location- National Museum of Scotland
:Type- Grave Find
:Bibliography- [RICHARDS 1995:p.54, 69] [RICHARDS 2004:p.191, 196]
|- valign="top" id="England, Hertfordshire, River Lea, Enfield"
|width="100pt"|[[File:Sword_enfield.JPG|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Enfield]]
|width="600pt"|'''England, Hertfordshire, River Lea, Enfield'''
:Bibliography- [LAKING 1920:p.16] [WHEELER 1927:p.34, 53] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.12,60] [OAKESHOTT 1960:p135] [WILSON 1965:p52(no.7)]
|- valign="top" id="England, London, River Thames, Vauxhall1Vauxhall (H)"
|width="100pt"|[[File:Sword_vauxhall.JPG|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Vauxhall]]
|'''England, London, River Thames, Vauxhall(H)'''
:Current Location- London Museum 13591
:Type-
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.37] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.81]
|- valign="top" id="England, London, River Thames, Mortlake"
|No Picture
|'''England, London, River Thames, Mortlake'''
:Current Location- ?
:Type-
{|
|- valign="top" id="Isle of Man, Cronk Moar"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_cronk_moar.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Cronk Moar]]
|width="600pt"|'''Isle of Man , Cronk Moar'''
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Bibliography- [BERSU and WILSON 1966:p.72] [WILSON 2008:p.36]
|- valign="top" id="England, London, Type R Pommel"
|[[File:sword_london.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=London]]
|'''England, London, Type R Pommel'''
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.78] [WHEELER 1927:p.53] [WILSON 1965:p.52 (no.12)]
|- valign="top" id="TempleEngland, London, Type R Pommel"
|[[File:sword_temple.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Temple]]
|'''LondonEngland, River ThamesLondon, Temple ChurchType R Pommel'''
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Comments- also known as “Earl of Pembroke Sword”
|- valign="top" id="England, London, Chertsey"
|[[File:sword_chertsey.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Chertsey]]
|'''England, London, Chertsey'''
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Bibliography- [PEIRCE 2002:p.98][http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/subjects/50_objects/more_gallery]
|- valign="top" id="Isle Of Man, Jurby"
|[[File:sword_jurby.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Jurby]]
|'''Isle Of Man, Jurby'''
=== Petersen Type K ===
{|
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Highland, Ardnamurchan, Swordle Bay"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_ardnamurchan.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Ardnamurchan]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Swordle BayHighland, Ardnamurchan, Swordle Bay'''
:Current Location-
:Type- Boat Burial. Late C10th / early C11th
:Bibliography- [HARRIS, COBB, GRAY and RICHARDSON 2011:p.17, 38]
|- valign="top" id="York_CoppergateEngland, York Coppergate (K)"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_york_coppergate.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=York_Coppergate]]
|width="600pt"|'''England, York Coppergate(K)'''
:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
:Type-
:Bibliography- [MacGREGOR 1999:p.1945]
|- valign="top" id="Essex_ColchesterEngland, Essex, Colchester"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_Colchester.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Colchester]]
|width="600pt"|'''England, Essex , Colchester'''
:Current Location- Returned to finder
:Type- Metal Detector
:Bibliography- [http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/153780 PAS]
|- valign="top" id="Kennet_ReadingEngland, Berkshire, River Kennet, Reading"
|No Picture
|width="600pt"|'''England, Berkshire, River Kennet at , Reading'''
:Current Location-
:Type- River Find
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.58] [WILSON 1965:p.52 (no.25)]
|- valign="top" id="England, London, FetterLane"
|[[File:sword_fetter.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Fetter Lane]]
|'''England, London, Fetter Lane'''
:Current Location- British Museum. c.800AD?
:Type-
=== Petersen Type O ===
{|
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Eriskay"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_eriskay.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Eriskay]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Outer HebridesNa h-Eileanan Siar, Eriskay'''
:Current Location- Museum of Scotland
:Type-
:Bibliography- [GREIG 1940:p.73,74]
|- valign="top" id="England, Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_hesket.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Hesket]]
|width="600pt"|'''England, Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest'''
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.19] [EDWARDS 1992:p.45] [RICHARDS 2004:p.191 pl.18] [WILSON 2008:p.52]
|- valign="top" id="Manx_2008Isle of Man, Type O Pommel"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_manx_2008.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Manx_2008]]
|width="600pt"|'''Isle of Man, Type O Pommel'''
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Bibliography- [http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/metal-detectorists-thrilled-at-viking-sword-find-1-1773250 iomtoday.co.im]
|- valign="top" id="England, London, River Thames, Kew"
|[[File:sword_kew.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Kew]]
|'''England, London, River Thames, Kew'''
:Current Location- British Museum 1891, 0905 3
:Type-
''Petersen Types L. 850AD to 975AD''
{|
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Ecclefechan"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_ecclefechan.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Ecclefechan]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, DumfriesshireDumfries and Galloway, Ecclefechan'''
:Current Location- National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh I.L. 340
:Type-
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.35][PEIRCE 2002:p.76]
|- valign="top" id="England, Yorkshire, GillingWest"
|[[File:sword_gilling.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Gilling]]
|'''England, Yorkshire, Gilling West'''
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Bibliography- [THOMPSON 2004:p.109] [ROESDAHL 1981:p.44] [WATKIN 1986:p.93-99]
|- valign="top" id="England, Yorkshire, Ingleton, Scales Moor"
|[[File:sword_ingleton.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Ingleton]]
|'''England, Yorkshire, Ingleton, Scales Moor'''
:Current Location- British Museum BM 1944,0301.1
:Type-
:Bibliography- [WILSON 1964:p.165-166 no.65]
|- valign="top" id="England, Yorkshire, WensleyChurchyard"
|[[File:sword_wensley.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Wensley]]
|'''England, Yorkshire, Wensley Churchyard'''
:Current Location- British Museum: 1965,0703.1
:Type- Burial
:Bibliography- [THOMPSON 2004:p.110] [DAVIDSON 1962:p54 pl.XI no.71] [WILSON 1965: no.9] [RICHARDS 2004:p.191] [http://www.britishmuseum.org/system_pages/beta_collection_introduction/beta_collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=84960&partId=1&searchText=viking%20sword&numpages=427&page=1 British Museum]
|- valign="top" id="England, Yorkshire, Acomb"
|[[File:sword_acomb.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Acomb]]
|'''England, Yorkshire, Acomb'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Bibliography- [YOUNG 1984][ROGERS 1993:p.1431]
|- valign="top" id="England, Yorkshire, Bedale"
|[[File:sword_bedale.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Bedale]]
|'''England, Yorkshire, Bedale'''
:Current Location- British Museum
:Blade-
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.35]
|- valign="top" id="England, Yorkshire, Bedale Hoard"|[[File:sword_bedale_hoard.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Bedale]]|'''England, Yorkshire, Bedale Hoard''':Current Location- :Find Date- 2012:Blade- :Hilt- Petersen type L:Bibliography- [http://finds.org.uk/blogs/treasure/2012/12/ PAS] |- valign="top" id="England, Yorkshire, York, Coppergate(L)"
|[[File:sword_coppergate.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Coppergate]]
|'''England, Yorkshire, York, Coppergate(L)'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Bibliography- [OTTAWAY 1992:p.3943]
|- valign="top" id="Fishergate1England, Yorkshire, York, Fishergate (L1)"
|[[File:sword_fishergate1.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Fishergate1]]
|'''England, Yorkshire, York, Fishergate(L1)'''
:Current Location-
:Blade- None
:Bibliography- [ROGERS 1993:p.1432]
|- valign="top" id="Fishergate2England, Yorkshire, York, Fishergate (L2)"
|[[File:sword_fishergate2.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Fishergate2]]
|'''England, Yorkshire, York, Fishergate(L2)'''
:Current Location-
:Blade- None
:Bibliography- [ROGERS 1993:p.1432]
|- valign="top" id="Isle of Man, Ballaugh"
|[[File:sword_ballaugh.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Ballaugh]]
|'''Isle of Man, Ballaugh'''
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="Isle of Man, St. Maughold"
|[[File:sword_maughold.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Maughold]]
|'''Isle of Man, St. Maughold'''
:Comments- missing pommel
|- valign="top" id="NottinghamLEngland, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham (L)"
|[[File:sword_nottingham.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Nottingham]]
|'''England, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham(L)'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Comments- Wheeler identifies this sword as probably being this type but states that the sword is damaged.
|- valign="top" id="Repton_LEngland, Derbyshire, Repton (L)"
|[[File:sword_repton_L.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Repton]]
|'''England, Derbyshire, Repton(L)'''
:Current Location-
:Type- found in the midst of a large collection of human bones
:Comments- Was not recognised as Viking until the 1980’s.
|- valign="top" id="England, Lincolnshire, River Witham, Fiskerton"
|[[File:sword_fiskerton.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Fiskerton]]
|'''England, Lincolnshire, River Witham, Fiskerton'''
:Current Location- Sheffield City Museum J. 1954.3
:Type- River find
:Bibliography- [DAVIDSON 1962:p.54 & pl.X no.66] [WILSON 1965:p.34 no.2 (no.7)]
|- valign="top" id="England, Cambridgeshire, HauxtonMill"
|[[File:sword_hauxton.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Hauxton Mill]]
|'''England, Cambridgeshire, Hauxton Mill'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="England, Norfolk, River Wensum, Norwich"
|[[File:sword_wensum.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Wensum]]
|'''England, Norfolk, River Wensum, Norwich'''
:Current Location- British Museum (54, 11-7, 12)
:Type-
:Comments- Unknown find date. Presented to the BM in 1854.
|- valign="top" id="England, Norfolk, Gooderstone"
|[[File:sword_gooderstone.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Gooderstone]]
|'''England, Norfolk, Gooderstone'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Bibliography- [WILSON 1965: no.3]
|- valign="top" id="England, Norfolk, SantonDownham"
|[[File:sword_santon.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Santon Downham]]
|'''England, Norfolk, Santon Downham'''
:Current Location-
:Total length- 79.5cm
:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:p.35][BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.12,13] [RICHARDS 2004:p.191][http://www.britishmuseum.org/system_pages/beta_collection_introduction/beta_collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=93593&partId=1&searchText=viking%20sword&numpages=427&page=1 British Museum]
|- valign="top" id="England, Suffolk, Kersey"
|[[File:sword_kersey.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Kersey]]
|'''England, Suffolk, Kersey'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="England, Oxfordshire, Abingdon"
|[[File:Sword_abindgon.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Abingdon]]
|'''OxfordEngland, Oxfordshire, Abingdon'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="England, Oxfordshire, WallingfordBridge"
|[[File:sword_wallingford.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Wallingford Bridge]]
|'''OxfordEngland, Oxfordshire, Wallingford Bridge'''
:Current Location- Ashmolean Museum
:Blade-
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="England, London, River Thames, Westminster"
|[[File:sword_westminster.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Westminster]]
|'''England, London, River Thames, Westminster'''
:Current Location- Ashmolean Museum
:Blade-
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="England, London, River Thames, Windsor"
|[[File:sword_windsor.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Windsor]]
|'''England, London, River Thames, Windsor'''
:Current Location- British Museum
:Blade-
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="London_LEngland, London, River Thames (L)"
|[[File:sword_london_l.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=London]]
|'''England, London, River Thames(L)'''
:Current Location- British Museum
:Blade-
:Scabbard- none
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.99]
|- valign="top" id="Reading"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_reading.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Reading ]]
|width="600pt"|'''Reading'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Hilt- Pommel missing. Hilt and guard decorated in gripping beasts.
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.11] [EAST nd:p.2]
:Comments- Rediscovered after 150 years after being considered lost. Made between c.750AD but probably buried just after 800AD.
|- valign="top" id="Raven"