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Sword Scabbards

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'''Literature'''<br>
* Umgerð or umgjorð – used for a complete scabbard ([DAVIDSON 1962, : p.187)]* Skálpr – a less frequent term to describe a bag or cover and probably refers to the leather sheath ([DAVIDSON 1962, : p.187)]* Skeiðir, slidrar or spænir – refer to the two wooden sides of the scabbard ([DAVIDSON 1962, : p.187)]
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=== Embossed ===
'''Archaeology'''<br>
* The Hiberno-Norse burial at Cronk Moar, Isle of Man had a scabbard with a leather outer decorated with a raised moulding [BERSU and & WILSON 1966: p.72].
* Dublin C11th scabbards with moulding.
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=== Riveted straps style ===
'''Archaeology'''<br>
* Isle of Man (BERSU and & WILSON 1966)
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=== Laced style ===
=== Scabbard remains of unknown hanging arrangement ===
'''Archaeology'''<br>
* Scar [OWEN and & DALLAND 1999: p.109-112]
* Saint-Denis, France, c.869 [MONTEMBAULT 1998: p.60]
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