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27th March 2018, 11:32 AM
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Can we see a picture of the whole sword, Alex ?
Is it part of your collection ? |
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27th March 2018, 11:55 AM
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2. Lost the outer shell of the pommel
I believe that part of the pommel would have been lost, the loop presently seen having once supported an outer shell decorated en suite with the rest of the hilt. Still, it remains a gorgeous Petersen type H hilt.
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27th March 2018, 12:05 PM
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I think it is almost certain that these are cases where the upper portion of the pommel has been lost... The examples originally published by Petersen have been re-examined by Fedir Androshchuk and he is positive they are simply damaged specimens of Petersen's type H.
Oh, I was too slow! |
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27th March 2018, 12:38 PM
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I was also inclined to think that the upper part was lost. Many thanks to all for your help and your answers. Alex
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31st March 2018, 03:31 PM
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This illustration from Alfred Geibig's Beiträge zur morphologischen Entwicklung des Schwertes im Mittelalter: Eine Analyse des Fundmaterials vom ausgehenden 8. bis zum 12. Jahrhundert aus Sammlungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Neumünster: Karl Wachholtz Verlag, 1991) shows the main variations of Viking Age hilt construction.
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1st April 2018, 05:38 AM
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Dear Lee, many thanks for your help.
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