You've had one of the world's leading authorities on the subject matter provide you with insights here.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=26884&page=3
It is OK, many here, myself included have been caught in such delemias as I have expressed. It is part of collecting.
Nothing has changed, nor can history and facts be changed about what these swords are.
I can appreciate your passion, insults not so much but whatever gets you through the day. I've been there with other items and within these pages too... I could have barked up the proverbial tree all day, it wasn't going to change the facts...nor did it. it is not going to rewrite the history books, some of which I've shared here with you.
Best analogy I can think of right now...It's like asking a day trader who manages a 7 figure account, someone who is at the pinnacle of their game and how they got there, ask what were their greatest lessons were, their answers are simple...
the losses, we all take them, we move, life goes on...