9th - 10th Century Viking Sword Museum condition

A Viking Sword from the 9th-10th century.

Most swords are recovered from the earth and rivers and are simple skeletons. This particular sword has all original parts and has been well kept and preserved over its long life.

With a double-edged blade of hexagonal cross-section, with a single central fuller running the majority of the length of the blade.

The blade shows extensive signs of use in combat with several cracks in the central fuller. This has not diminished the integrity of the blade and the sword is still in excellent shape.

The hilt has extensive groves and markings, the pommel which is in two parts held together by two iron pins /rivets has fine vertical groves, the upper section of the pommel has small circles engraved in it. The guard shares the same groves with some remnants of silver inlay in them. The sword weighs 1.23KG