Antiquities - Viking & Anglo-Saxon
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581 Viking Seven-Lobed Sword. Circa 9th century AD. A Viking age sword comprising a slender parallel-sided blade with fuller extending most of its length; the flat-section tang narrowing towards the top; the pommel seven-lobed, with prominent median lobe; the upper guard lentoid in section with incised triangle decoration; the lower guard lentoid in section with incised borders. Blade length: 74 cm, width: 4.5 cm, consistent with a blade of Gebig’s Type 1. See Pierce, I. Swords of the Viking Age. 615 grams, 874 mm. Very fine condition, some repair and stabilisation of the blade’s edge. Rare. £7,500 - £9,500 Ex Grange collection. Seven-lobed sword pommels are rare in the Viking age; the form is similar to Petersen’s Type O but with a more pronounced triangular profile.
582 Viking Iron Spearhead. 9th-11th century AD. A forged iron Viking age spearhead of leaf-shaped profile, with flat central rib and split-socket attachment method. See Leppäaho, J. Späteisenzeitliche Waffen aus Finland, table 54 (1b). 325 grams, 396 mm. Very fine condition, some minor losses to the blade’s edge. £180 - £240 From an old English collection. There is no trace of a hole to accept an attachment rivet (as found on Anglo-Saxon split-socket spearheads) suggesting that it was forced onto the shaft under pressure and bound in place.
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