Swords of Type VII found in Britain
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Introduction
The following list of swords is not comprehensive and only represents those currently known to the author. They have been categorised using the Wheeler / Oakeshott 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 swords in this catalogue only include sword found in England, Scotland, Wales and surrounding isles. It does not include swords 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 swords possibly made in England as many examples of these have been found all over Europe.
A number of pommels have been discovered on the Portable Antiques Scheme website. Not all of them as yet have been incorporated into this list. It is recommended that you check the PAS database for additional finds.
Sword articles by Wheeler / Oakeshott Type
Swords found in Britain
Swords of Type I found in Britain Petersen Types: F, G, M, P, Q, Æ. 850AD? to 1025AD
Swords of Type II found in Britain Petersen Types: A, B, C, H, I. Norwegian, 750AD to 960AD
Swords of Type III found in Britain Petersen Types: D, E, R, S, T, U, V. Danish, 800AD to 950AD
Swords of Type IV found in Britain Petersen Types: K, O. Frankish, 790AD to 950AD
Swords of Type V found in Britain Petersen Types: L. English, 850AD to 975AD
Swords of Type VI found in Britain Petersen Types: Lv. Danish, 900AD to 1050AD
Swords of Type VII found in Britain Petersen Types: N, W, X. 830AD to 1100AD
Swords of Type VIII and IX found in Britain 900AD to 1300AD
Swords of Types Disc found in Britain 1050AD to 1300AD
Swords of Types Unknown found in Britain
Full Index of Swords from Britain
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Petersen Types F, N, U, V & X (early style) 850AD to 1000AD?
Wheeler VII Petersen F & N
Like Rygh493
Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Lower Bridge of Froon, Boiden Mound
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Scotland, Orkney, Westray, Pierowall
No Picture |
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Scotland, Argyll and Bute , Colonsay
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England, Cambridgeshire, Peterbourgh, Raven’s Willow
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Wheeler VII Petersen U & V
Scotland, Argyll and Bute , Colonsay, Kiloran Bay
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No Picture | Scotland, Highland, Eigg, Grave III
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Isle of Man, Ballateare
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England, Cumbria, Cumwhitton
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No Picture | England, Cambridgeshire, River Nene
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England, Hertfordshire, River Lea, Hertford
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England, Hertfordshire, River Lea, Edmonton
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No Picture | England, Berkshire, River Thames, Bray
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Wheeler VII Petersen X
Scotland, Orkney, Sanday, Sties
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England, Cumbria, Cumwhitton
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England, Cumbria, Morland
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No Picture | England, Cumbria, Workington, Lake District
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Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee
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England, Yorkshire, York (X1)
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England, Yorkshire, York (X2)
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England, Yorkshire, York, Fishergate (X)
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England, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham (X) | |
England, Nottinghamshire, Newark, Farndon Church
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England, Derbyshire, Repton (X)
Comments- now known only through an electrotype copy recovered from a Repton attic in 1948, may represent a second, but later, Viking sword from the village (Petersen Type X).
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- Sword
- 3 Stars
- Stewart 1854
- Anderson 1874
- Grieg 1940
- Macleod 1898
- Pages with broken file links
- Bjorn & Shetelig 1940
- Davidson 1962
- Wilson 1965
- Bersu & Wilson 1966
- Paterson 2014
- Adams 1974
- Heath 1985
- Peirce 2002
- Oakeshott 1960
- Roesdahl 1981
- Rogers 1993
- Richards 2004
- Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 1992
- Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001