Swords Of The Viking Age

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This beautifully illustrated work fills a gap in the literature in English on the swords made & used in northern Europe during the Viking age between the mid eighth & the mid eleventh centuries Ewart Oakeshott outlines the significance & diversity of these ancient heirlooms; co-author Ian Peirce who handled hundreds of swords in his research for this book in museums across northern Europe selects & describes sixty of the finest representative weapons Where possible full-length photographs are included in addition to illustrations of detail; an illustrated overview of blade types & construction pattern-welding inscription & handle forms & their classification prefaces the catalogue of examples which is the principal part of this work IAN PEIRCE was a lecturer & museum consultant specialising in early swords; EWART OAKESHOTT was renowned for his pioneer studies on a wide range of medieval swords