Medieval Long Sword with Tea-Cosy Pommel Mid 12th-mid 13th century AD An iron double-edged long sword of Oakeshott Type Xa and Petersen Type X with pattern-welded blade, visible fullers, battle nicks to the cutting edges, tip absent; straight crossguard of Oakeshott style 1 with tapering bar, plain hilt and tea-cosy pommel of type B1. 628 grams, 78.5cm (31"). Fine condition. Provenance From a 1980s collection, acquired by the vendor’s family; thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato Literature See Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo, 1919; Oakeshott, E., The Sword in the Age of the Chivalry, London, 1964 (1994); Aleksić, M., Mediaeval Swords from Southeastern Europe, materials from 12th to 15th century, Beograd, 2007; for a detailed survey of excavated early Medieval swords of this type, including many with inscribed blades, see Geibig A., Beiträge zur morphologischen Entwicklung des Schwertes im Mittelalter, Neumünster, 1991. Footnotes The sword is of the later and most usual of the two variants of Petersen type X (Petersen, 2019, fig.124 and R 509), with its lower, thicker and characteristic pommel, and with its wider lower guard that sometimes could reach a considerable length, but could also be quite short as in Petersen type M. The cross-section of the hilt was usually wide, with rounded ends, and not cut sharply across, which is otherwise usual with Petersen type M. The lower guard, in this typology, varied in length between 10.7cm and 17.7cm. The tang was usually very flat and broad, tapering sharply towards the pommel. The cross is narrower and longer than the more usual Viking kind—though the Vikings used it, calling it 'Gaddhjalt' (spike-hilt) because of its spike-like shape.
Medieval Long Sword with Tea-Cosy Pommel Mid 12th-mid 13th century AD An iron double-edged long sword of Oakeshott Type Xa and Petersen Type X with pattern-welded blade, visible fullers, battle nicks to the cutting edges, tip absent; straight crossguard of Oakeshott style 1 with tapering bar, plain hilt and tea-cosy pommel of type B1. 628 grams, 78.5cm (31"). Fine condition. Provenance From a 1980s collection, acquired by the vendor’s family; thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato Literature See Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo, 1919; Oakeshott, E., The Sword in the Age of the Chivalry, London, 1964 (1994); Aleksić, M., Mediaeval Swords from Southeastern Europe, materials from 12th to 15th century, Beograd, 2007; for a detailed survey of excavated early Medieval swords of this type, including many with inscribed blades, see Geibig A., Beiträge zur morphologischen Entwicklung des Schwertes im Mittelalter, Neumünster, 1991. Footnotes The sword is of the later and most usual of the two variants of Petersen type X (Petersen, 2019, fig.124 and R 509), with its lower, thicker and characteristic pommel, and with its wider lower guard that sometimes could reach a considerable length, but could also be quite short as in Petersen type M. The cross-section of the hilt was usually wide, with rounded ends, and not cut sharply across, which is otherwise usual with Petersen type M. The lower guard, in this typology, varied in length between 10.7cm and 17.7cm. The tang was usually very flat and broad, tapering sharply towards the pommel. The cross is narrower and longer than the more usual Viking kind—though the Vikings used it, calling it 'Gaddhjalt' (spike-hilt) because of its spike-like shape.
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