A North European Viking sword, 10th/11th century AD. Double-edged blade of lenticular section, the point damaged. Straight quillons tapering towards the ends. Slender tang with one-piece pommel. The surfaces heavily cleaned and reworked, slight remains of pitting. Length 83 cm. Provenance: Old Hessian private collection. historic, historical, sword, swords, weapons, arms, weapon, arm, fighting device, military, militaria, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, melee weapon, melee weapons, metal, middle ages, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Size: 668px × 5381px
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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