An inscribed sword,2nd Half of the 11th Century Slender blade with a wide fuller on either side,one containing an almost illegible inscription inlaid in iron "+VLFBEHR+T"(?). Short heavy quillons with quadrangular cross-section,narrow tang and a mushroom pommel. Length: 97 cm. The name inscription,"Ulfbehrt"(with variants)presumably refers to a Frankish smith of the 8th century on the Lower Rhine,whose swords were so highly regarded that his name soon became a sort of trademark,historic,historical,11th century,sword,swords,weapons,arms,weapon,a,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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Keywords: 11th, arm, arms, blade, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, device, fighting, fuller, inscribed, melee, metal, militaria, military, object, objects, slender, stills, sword, swords, weapon, weapons, wide