Sword Scabbard Chapes
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Introduction
This article is about metal fittings that were probably attached to Sword Scabbards. I understand that Peter Paulsen comprehensibly covered the subject of Viking sword scabbard chapes in 1953 in his book Schwertortbänder der Wikingerzeit. Unfortunately we do not have access to this volume and so have created our own typology as detailed below.
Borre Style 1
875-950AD
Odin as shape-shifting sorcerer and shaman. Protection. [HEDENSTIERNA-JONSON 2006b:p.321]
A small group of sword chapes combining Borre style decoration with a possible Christian motif - the Crucifixion. Possibly originated in Denmark. [HEDENSTIERNA-JONSON 2006b:p.315]
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Borre Style 2
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Borre Style 3
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Jelling
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Bird (Falcon) style
Otherwise known as the 'Birka Bird'. Dated from late C9th to early C11th although at its most popular in the first half of the C10th. Found mainly in Eastern Europe from Sweden to Byzantium[HEDENSTIERNA-JONSON 2006b:p]
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Other Styles
See Also
References
<nocite> GRAHAM-CAMBELL1980 HEDENSTIERNA2006b ROESDHAHL1992 WILSON1965 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>