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St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard

Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway: St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard

Current Location: Kirkcudbrightshire Museum 2050

Find Type: Grave find;   Find Date:

Period: Unknown

Total Length: 80cm (broken)

Blade: Double edged. Length 70cm (broken so probably longer), width 6cm.

Hilt: Like R.489. Portions of wooden handle. ^{(GRIEG 1940)} type ? ^{(ŻABIŃSKI 2007)}

Scabbard: Parts of wood remain.

Summary:

Publications:

Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2

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Żabiński, Grzegorz (2007) 'Viking Age Swords from Scotland'. STUDIA I MATERIAŁY – STUDIES AND MATERIALS. Acta Militaria Mediaevalia III. Kraków – Sanok 2007, s. 29-84. (Available Online - www.academia.edu)

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