Lot 55
A Sword Of Viking Type, Oakeshott's Type XAMid-11th To Mid-12th Century
24 November 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,462.50 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Sword Of Viking Type, Oakeshott's Type XA
Mid-11th To Mid-12th Century
Mid-11th To Mid-12th Century
In excavated condition, with broad double-edged blade tapering towards the point (two small holes) and with central fuller on both sides over most of its length, the fuller at the forte on one side inlaid in lattern with three pairs of horizontal lines, hilt comprising quillons of square section, tapering flat rectangular tang, and Brazil-nut pommel
79.8 cm. blade, 94 cm. overall
79.8 cm. blade, 94 cm. overall
Footnotes
For a related sword in the Wallace Collection (inv. no. A457) see Ewart Oakeshott, Swords of The Medieval Age, 1991, pp. 225 and 226, No. 15