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Originally Posted by Lee
Here is what has been another mystery sword to me defying confident classification; I am beginning to suspect that it might also be Couronian.
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Thanks again for sharing, it is a interesting puzzle to ponder... I have more doubts about this one however. I cannot find any examples of Curonian swords with opposingly curved upper and lower guards, whereas this is quite typical of some late Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Scandinavian swords (most classifiable under Wheeler's type VI). The lobes on Curonian pommels are generally horizontal or nearly so at the base - this seems to be consistent across every photographed and illustrated example in the articles at our disposal.
Below are links to a few stray pommel caps found in England that show the five-lobed form, curved at the base to fit the curved guards. These are the most similar in overall appearance that I could find, there is a great variety of other lobed shapes in the database.
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefa...cord/id/159321
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefa...cord/id/631548
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefa...cord/id/560059