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Swords of Type IV found in Britain

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== Wheeler K, Petersen K==
''Frankish, 790 to 890AD''
[[File:sword_type_k.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left]]<br clear=all>
{|
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Highland, Ardnamurchan, Swordle Bay"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_ardnamurchan.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Ardnamurchan]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Highland, Ardnamurchan, Swordle Bay'''
: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]
:Comments-

|- valign="top" id="England, York Coppergate (K)"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_york_coppergate.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=York_Coppergate]]
|width="600pt"|'''England, York Coppergate (K)'''
:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
:Type-
:Find date-
:Total length-
:Blade- Missing
:Hilt- Petersen type K. Whalebone pommel
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [MacGREGOR 1999:p.1945]
:Comments-

|- valign="top" id="England, Essex, Colchester"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_Colchester.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Colchester]]
|width="600pt"|'''England, Essex, Colchester'''
:Current Location- Returned to finder
:Type- Metal Detector
:Find date- 1979
:Total length-
:Blade- half missing
:Hilt- Petersen type K.
:Scabbard- None
:Bibliography- [http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/153780 PAS]
:Comments-

|- valign="top" id="England, Berkshire, River Kennet, Reading"
|No Picture
|width="600pt"|'''England, Berkshire, River Kennet, Reading'''
:Current Location-
:Type- River Find
:Find date-
:Total length-
: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)]
:Comments-

|- valign="top" id="England, London, Fetter Lane"
|[[File:sword_fetter.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Fetter Lane]]
|'''England, London, Fetter Lane'''
:Current Location- British Museum. c.800AD?
:Type-
:Find date-
:Total length-
:Blade- None
:Hilt- Gilt silver pommel with nielloed engraved pattern
:Scabbard-
: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.

|}

== Wheeler IV, Petersen O==
''Frankish, 890 to 950AD''
[[File:sword_type_o.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left]]<br clear=all>
{|
|- valign="top" id="Scotland, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Eriskay"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_eriskay.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Eriskay]]
|width="600pt"|'''Scotland, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Eriskay'''
:Current Location- Museum of Scotland
:Type-
:Find date- Given to Museum in 1906.
:Total length-
: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]
:Comments-

|- valign="top" id="England, Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_hesket.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Hesket]]
|width="600pt"|'''England, Cumbria, Hesket-in-Forest'''
:Current Location- The Tullie House Museum
:Type- Grave find - early C10th
:Find date- 1822
:Total length-
:Blade- Sword deliberately damaged. Bent back twice on itself by heating and hammering.
:Hilt- Petersen type O
:Scabbard-
:Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.19] [EDWARDS 1992:p.45] [RICHARDS 2004:p.191 pl.18] [WILSON 2008:p.52]
:Comments-

|- valign="top" id="Isle of Man, Type O Pommel"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_manx_2008.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Manx_2008]]
|width="600pt"|'''Isle of Man, Type O Pommel'''
:Current Location-
:Type-
:Find date-
:Total length-
: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]
:Comments-

|- valign="top" id="England, London, River Thames, Kew"
|[[File:sword_kew.jpg|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Kew]]
|'''England, London, River Thames, Kew'''
:Current Location- British Museum 1891, 0905 3
:Type-
:Find date-
:Total length- 753mm
:Blade- 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
: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 www.britishmuseum.org]
:Comments-
|}

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==References==

<nocite>
ADAMS1974
ANDERSON1872
ANDERSON1879
BERSU1966
BIDDLE1992
BIDDLE1997
BIGSBY1854
BJORN1940
DAVIDSON1962
EDWARDS1992
EDWARDS1998
GRAHAM-CAMPBELL2004
GRIEG1940
HARRIS2011
HEATH1984
LAKING1920
MARGESEN1997
MacGREGOR1999
OAKESHOTT1960
OAKESHOTT1962
OAKESHOTT1991
OTTAWAY1992
OWEN1999
PEIRCE2002
PENNANT1776
RICHARDS1995
RICHARDS2004
ROESDAHL1981
ROGERS1993
THOMPSON2004
WATKIN1986
WILSON1964
WILSON1965
WILSON2008
WHEELER1927
YOUNG1984
</nocite>
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