A Viking sword with rare pattern-welded blade 9th/10th century In conserved excavated condition with patina characteristic of a river find, with broad flat blade tapering slightly over its upper third, formed with a short blunt point, the central part of the blade surface showing distinct pattern-welded horizontal patterns formed in three vertical parallel lines over the greater part of the blade length, both "herringbone" and wavy linear, and the edges and the area immediately below the point forming a frame forged in a less distinct pattern of , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

10th century, 9th/10th, aged, area, below, blade, bordered, central, century, characteristic, cm for detailed study of from german collection middle ages, condition, conserved, crosspiece, distinct, edges, excavated, find, fitted with pommel of two-part construction, flutes, formed with a short blunt point, forming, frame, greater, herringbone, horizontal, immediately, in, irregular, length, less, lines, matching, narrow, over, pair, panels, parallel, part, patina, pattern, pattern-welded, patterns, point, rare, recessed, reconstruction, ridges, river, segmented, series, shallow, showing, sides, surface, sword, the lower piece elliptical with horizontal medial ridge, the upper part thinner in section, three, to match blade 79.4 cm overall length 94, together forming a lobated upper edge, two, vertical, vertically, viking, wavy, with broad flat blade tapering slightly over its upper third,