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Swords found in Britain

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/* Type IV Frankish */
== Type IV Frankish ==
''Petersen Types K & O. 790AD to 950AD ''
=== Type K ===
{|
|- valign="top" id="Ardnamurchan"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_ardnamurchan.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Ardnamurchan]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan'''
:Current Location-
:Type- Boat Burial. Late C10th / early C11th
:Find date- 2011
:Total length- 75cm (fragmentary)
:Blade- width 6.46cm
:Hilt- Petersen type K (or possibly P). Bronze. Guard decorated with silver and copper alloy. Silver wire separating the 5 lobes. The grip is of bone, antler or ivory with a bronze core.
:Scabbard-
:Bibliography- [HARRIS, COBB, GRAY and RICHARDSON 2011:p.17, 38]
 
|- valign="top" id="York_Coppergate"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_york_coppergate.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=York_Coppergate]]
|width="600pt"|'''York Coppergate'''
:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
:Type-
:Find date-
:Blade- Missing
:Hilt- Petersen type K. Whalebone pommel
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [MacGREGOR 1999:p.1945]
 
|- valign="top" id="Reading"
|No Picture
|width="600pt"|'''Berkshire, River Kennet at Reading'''
:Current Location-
:Type- River Find
:Find date-
:Blade- Point missing 25.5” long
:Hilt- Petersen type O or K? Rivet hole hence cap missing. Remaining fragments of oak grip.
:Scabbard- Part of an oak? scabbard is also still attached to the blade.
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.58] [WILSON 1965:p.52 (no.25)]
 
 
|}
 
=== Type O ===
{|
|- valign="top" id="Eriskay"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_eriskay.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Eriskay]]
|width="600pt"|'''Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest'''
:Current Location- Museum of Scotland
:Type-
:Find date- Given to Museum in 1906.
:Blade- 6 fragments of blade. Double edged.
:Hilt- Petersen type O (Like Petersen fig.104). Part of wooden grip survives.
:Scabbard-
:Bibliography- [GREIG 1940:p.73,74]
 
|- valign="top" id="Hesket"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_hesket.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Hesket]]
|width="600pt"|'''Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest'''
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Find date-
:Blade-
:Hilt- Petersen type O
:Scabbard-
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.19]
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="ReadingManx_2008"|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_readingsword_manx_2008.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=ReadingManx_2008]]|width="600pt"|'''BerkshireIsle of Man, River Kennet at Reading''':Current Location- ?:Type-:Find date-:Blade- Point missing 25.5” long:Hilt- Petersen type O or K? Rivet hole hence cap missing.:Scabbard-:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940http:p//www.58]:Commentsiomtoday.co.im/news/isle- Remaining fragments of oak grip-man-news/metal-detectorists-thrilled-at-viking-sword-find-1-1773250 iomtoday. Part of an oak? scabbard is also still attached to the bladeco.im]
|- valign="top" id="Kew"
|'''London, River Thames, Kew'''
:Current Location- British Museum 1891, 0905 3
:Type-
:Find date-
:Blade- Total length 753mm, blade length 630mm. blade engraved with makers mark, INGELRll. On the reverse engraved with SITANBI or IBNATIS (?)
:Hilt- Classed as a Petersen type O by Peirce and as Peteren type Q on the British Museum web site. Missing pommel
:Scabbard- Remains of wooden sheath on sword blade.
:Bibliography- [PEIRCE 2002:p.90] [http://www.britishmuseum.org/system_pages/beta_collection_introduction/beta_collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=66361&partId=1&searchText=viking%20sword&numpages=427&page=1]
:Comments- Remains of wooden sheath on sword blade.
|- valign="top" id="Fetter"
|[[File:sword_fetter.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Fetter Lane]]
|'''London, Fetter Lane'''
:Current Location- British Museum. c.800AD?:Type-:Find date-
:Blade- None
:Hilt- Gilt silver pommel with nielloed engraved pattern
:Scabbard-:Bibliography- [OAKESHOTT 1960:p.136][DAVIDSON 1962:Pl.III no.b&c] [Wheeler 1927 p.53][http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/s/sword_grip_and_pommel.aspxBritish Museum]:Comments- the BM website dates this pommel to the late C8thand Wheeler dates it to c.800AD
|}
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== Type V English ==
''Petersen Types L. 850AD to 975AD''