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Swords of Type VIII and IX found in Britain

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/* England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham (Y) */
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Find date-1851
:Total length-
:Blade-
:Hilt- Petersen type Y
:Scabbard-
:Comments- Wheeler identifies this sword as probably being Petersen type L but states that the sword is damaged (Wheeler 1927). Evison has confirmed the sword as a later type Y and not a type L as it appears in the picture (Graham-Campbell 2001)Described as 'resembling knuckles of the hand'. Image from The Archaeological Journal 8 p.425
:Bibliography-
::*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|p.35}}
::*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.15}}
::*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.191}}
::*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.106}}
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