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== Type IV Frankish == | == Type IV Frankish == | ||
''Petersen Types K & O. 790AD to 950AD '' | ''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" | |- valign="top" id="Hesket" | ||
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_hesket.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Hesket]] | |width="100pt"|[[File:sword_hesket.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Hesket]] | ||
|width="600pt"|'''Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest''' | |width="600pt"|'''Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest''' | ||
:Current Location- | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Find date- | ||
:Blade- | :Blade- | ||
:Hilt- Petersen type O | :Hilt- Petersen type O | ||
+ | :Scabbard- | ||
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.19] | :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.19] | ||
− | |||
− | |- valign="top" id=" | + | |- valign="top" id="Manx_2008" |
− | |[[File: | + | |width="100pt"|[[File:sword_manx_2008.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Manx_2008]] |
− | |''' | + | |width="600pt"|'''Isle of Man, ''' |
− | :Current Location- | + | :Current Location- |
− | :Blade- | + | :Type- |
− | :Hilt- Petersen type O | + | :Find date- |
− | :Bibliography- [ | + | :Blade- |
− | + | :Hilt- Petersen type O | |
+ | :Scabbard- | ||
+ | :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="Kew" | |- valign="top" id="Kew" | ||
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|'''London, River Thames, Kew''' | |'''London, River Thames, Kew''' | ||
:Current Location- British Museum 1891, 0905 3 | :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 (?) | :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 | :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] | :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] | ||
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|- valign="top" id="Fetter" | |- valign="top" id="Fetter" | ||
|[[File:sword_fetter.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Fetter Lane]] | |[[File:sword_fetter.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Fetter Lane]] | ||
|'''London, Fetter Lane''' | |'''London, Fetter Lane''' | ||
− | :Current Location- ? | + | :Current Location- British Museum. c.800AD? |
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Find date- | ||
:Blade- None | :Blade- None | ||
:Hilt- Gilt silver pommel with nielloed engraved pattern | :Hilt- Gilt silver pommel with nielloed engraved pattern | ||
− | :Bibliography- [OAKESHOTT 1960:p.136][http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/s/sword_grip_and_pommel.aspx] | + | :Scabbard- |
− | :Comments- the BM website dates this pommel to the late C8th. | + | :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.aspx British Museum] | |
+ | :Comments- the BM website dates this pommel to the late C8th and Wheeler dates it to c.800AD. | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Type V English == | == Type V English == | ||
''Petersen Types L. 850AD to 975AD'' | ''Petersen Types L. 850AD to 975AD'' |
Revision as of 10:24, 23 December 2012
Introduction
The following list of swords is not comprehensive and only represents those currently known to the author. They have been categorised using Wheelers typology. Low quality images have been included to assist with identification and it is not the authors intention to infringe any copyrights by doing so.
The sword in this catalogue only include sword found in England, Scotland, Wales and surrounding isles. It does not include sword from Ireland. The swords listed here were not all made in Britain, many of them being made in Scandinavia or main land Europe. In the same way it is not a list of sword possibly made in England as many examples of these have been found all over Europe.
Type I
Petersen types M & Q. Rygh 489 & 493.
850AD? to 1025AD
In use from the prehistoric iron age in central Europe to as late as the C10th in Norway.
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, St. Cuthbert’s Churchyard
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No Picture | Cumbria, Rampside Churchyard
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No Picture | Cumbria, Ormside, Appleby-in-Westmoreland
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Yorkshire, York, Clifford Street
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No Picture | Isle of Man, Balladoyne Churchyard, St. Johns
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Derbyshire, Repton
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London, River Thames, Waterloo Bridge
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London River Thames, ‘near London’
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Related Types P, Y & AE
Scotland, Elginshire, Strathspey
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No Picture | Isle of Man, St John’s Kirk German
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No Picture | Berkshire, Tilehurst station
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Type II Norwegian
Petersen Types B, C & H. 750AD to 960AD
Scotland, Bute
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Scotland, Islay
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Scotland, Orkney, Scar
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Scotland, Rousay, Sweindrow
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Scotland, Islay, Ballinaby
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No Picture | England, Ingleby
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Herts, River Lea, Enfield
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London, River Thames, Vauxhall
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No Picture | London, River Thames, Mortlake
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Type III Danish
Petersen Types R, S & T. 800AD? to 900AD?
Isle of Man Cronk Moar
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File:Sword london.jpg 100x150px |
London
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File:Sword temple.jpg 100x150px |
London, River Thames, Temple Church
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File:Sword chertsey.jpg 100x150px |
London, Chertsey
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Type IV Frankish
Petersen Types K & O. 790AD to 950AD
Type K
Scotland, Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan
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York Coppergate
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No Picture | Berkshire, River Kennet at Reading
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Type O
Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest
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Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest
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Isle of Man,
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London, River Thames, Kew
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London, Fetter Lane
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Type V English
Petersen Types L. 850AD to 975AD
Ecclefechan in Dumfriesshire
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File:Sword hurbuck.jpg 100x150px |
Hurbuck, Durham
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Yorkshire, Gilling West
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Yorkshire, Wensley Churchyard
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File:Sword bedale.jpg 100x150px |
Yorkshire, Bedale
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Isle of Man, Ballaugh
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Isle of Man, St. Maughold
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File:Sword nottingham.jpg 100x150px |
Nottingham
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File:Sword hauxton.jpg 100x150px |
Cambridgeshire, Hauxton Mill
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Norfolk, River Wensum, Norwich
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Norfolk, Gooderstone
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File:Sword santon.jpg 100x150px |
Norfolk, Santon Downham
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Suffolk, Kersey
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Oxford, Abingdon
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Oxford, Wallingford Bridge
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London, River Thames, Westminster
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File:Sword windsor.jpg 100x150px |
London, River Thames, Windsor
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File:Sword london l.jpg 100x150px |
London, River Thames
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Unprovenanced
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Type VI Danish
Petersen Types L 'variant' 900AD? to 1050AD?
File:Sword camphill.jpg 100x150px |
Yorkshire, York, Camphill
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Lincs, River Witham, Lincoln
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Norfolk, Mileham
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London, River Thames, Staines
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London, River Thames, Shifford
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London, River Thames, Brentford
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File:Sword temple.jpg 100x150px |
London, River Thames, off the Temple
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London, River Thames, Kings Reach
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London, River Thames, Vauxhall, Wandsworth Reach
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Type VII
Petersen Types U, V & X (early style) 850AD to 1000AD?
Petersen Type U, V
Isle of Man, Ballateare
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File:Sword nene.jpg 100x150px |
Cambs, River Nene
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Herts, River Lea, Hertford
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Herts, River Lea, Edmonton
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Petersen Type X
File:Sword workington.jpg 100x150px |
Cumbria, Workington, Lake District
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Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee
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File:Sword yorkX1.jpg 100x150px |
York
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York
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File:Sword nottinghamX.jpg 100x150px |
Notts, Nottingham
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File:Sword farndon church.jpg 100x150px |
Notts, Farndon Church, Newark
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Type VIII
Brazil Nut 950AD to 1300AD?
File:Sword ouse.jpg 100x150px |
Cambridgeshire, River Great Ouse
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Type IX
1000AD to 1300AD?
No known swords from Britain
Type X
1050AD to 1300AD?
Lancs, Claughton Hall
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Unique Swords and those of other styles
Viking Age swords not covered by Wheeler
Cawood | |
File:Sword canwick.jpg 100x150px |
Lincolnshire, Canwick Common, Lincoln
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Reading
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File:Sword raven.jpg 100x150px |
Cambridgeshire, Raven’s Willow nr. Peterbourgh
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London, Battersea
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Swords that cannot be classified
Swords that are too decayed to identify
File:Near sandy.jpg 100x150px |
Scotland, Sandy
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Swords still awaiting classification
Swords so far unidentified by the authors
File:Sword witherslack.jpg 100x150px |
Lancs, Witherslack
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File:Sword nottingham.jpg 100x150px |
Nottingham
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File:Sword thames.jpg 100x150px |
London, River Thames
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File:Sword vauxhall1.jpg 100x150px |
London, River Thames, Vauxhall
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File:Sword vauxhall2.jpg 100x150px |
London, River Thames, Vauxhall
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See Also
References
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