| Title: |
Two Late Saxon swords
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| Issue: |
Oxoniensia 35 |
| Series: |
Oxoniensia
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| Volume: |
35
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| Page Start/End: |
1 - 4 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
Cleaning of the Drayton sword (found 1965) revealed a bead-edged bronze plate above the guard and surrounding the hilt-tang. The guard is undecorated and probably had expanded terminals; an 11th century date is proposed. X-rays revealed nothing further, but the opportunity was taken to re-examine the Abingdon sword, on which X-rays revealed the expected pattern-welding of the blade. This sword is now thought to have expanded terminals and date to late 9th/early 10th century. The lobed pelta-leaf of its decoration is found in several other objects, including some with royal connections from Winchester. |
| Year of Publication: |
1971
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Swords (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Blade (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Beadedged Bronze Plate (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Late 9thearly 10th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Sword (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Drayton Sword (Auto Detected Subject) |
| 11th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Source: |
BIAB
(British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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| Created Date: |
05 Dec 2008 |
