A Viking sword, Northern/Eastern Europe, 9th/10th century. Strong single-edged blade with a shallow fuller on each side. Straight quillons and a conical tang with a two-piece riveted pommel. Quillons and pommel with vestiges of fine, inlaid lines of copper and silver. Cleaned unearthed archaeological find. Length 90 cm. historic, historical, 10th century, 9th century, 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,

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