A Viking sword with rare pattern-welded blade 9th/10th century In conserved excavated condition with patina characteristic of a river find, with broad flat blade tapering slightly over its upper third, formed with a short blunt point, the central part of the blade surface showing distinct pattern-welded horizontal patterns formed in three vertical parallel lines over the greater part of the blade length, both "herringbone" and wavy linear, and the edges and the area immediately below the point forming a frame forged in a less distinct pattern of , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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