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Swords found in Britain

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/* Type VI */
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== Type VI Danish ==
''Petersen Types L 'variant' 900AD? to 1050AD? ''
{|
:Comments-
|- valign="top" id="Kings"
|[[File:sword_kings.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Kings Reach]]
|'''London, River Thames, Kings Reach'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Hilt- Petersen type L
:Bibliography- [PIERCE 2002:p.80]
:Comments-
 
|- valign="top" id="Wandsworth"
|[[File:sword_wandsworth.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Wandsworth Reach]]
|'''London, River Thames, Vauxhall, Wandsworth Reach'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Hilt-
:Bibliography- [LAKING 1920:fig.15d] [WHEELER 1927:p.37] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.78] [WILSON 1965:p.52 (no.20)]
:Comments- Wilson quotes Laking fig.15d as being from Vauxhall. The tip of the sword is from another find from Putney Reach.
 
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== Type VII ==
''Petersen Types U, V & X (early style) 850AD to 1000AD? ''
{|
|- valign="top" id="Ballateare"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_ballateare.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Ballateare]]
|width="600pt"|'''Isle of Man, Ballateare'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Hilt- Petersen type V
:Bibliography- [BERSU and WILSON 1966:p.52][http://www.gov.im/mnh/collections/archaeology/vikings/ballatearesword.xml]
:Comments- found with remains of scabbard
 
|- valign="top" id="Nene"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_nene.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Nene]]
|width="600pt"|'''Cambs, River Nene'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Hilt-
:Bibliography- [DAVIDSON 1962:p56]
:Comments-
 
 
|- valign="top" id="Hertford"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_hertford.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Hertford]]
|width="600pt"|'''Herts, River Lea, Hertford'''
:Current Location- Stolen from Hertford Museum
:Blade-
:Hilt-
:Bibliography- [ADAMS 1974:p.155-158]
:Comments-
 
|- valign="top" id="Edmonton"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_edmonton.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Edmonton]]
|width="600pt"|'''Herts, River Lea, Edmonton'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Hilt- Petersen type U
:Bibliography- [PIERCE 2002:p.110] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.60] [WILSON 1965:p52(no.6)]
:Comments-
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== Type VIII ==
''Brazil Nut 950AD to 1300AD? ''
{|
|- valign="top" id="Ballateare"
|width="100pt"|[[File:sword_ballateare.jpg|thumb|x150px|left|alt=Ballateare]]
|width="600pt"|'''Isle of Man, Ballateare'''
:Current Location-
:Blade-
:Hilt- Petersen type V
:Bibliography- [BERSU and WILSON 1966:p.52][http://www.gov.im/mnh/collections/archaeology/vikings/ballatearesword.xml]
:Comments- found with remains of scabbard