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Viking Sword with Five-Lobed Pommel and Leather Scabbard
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SKU: ESP-020The sword was the most prized weapon of the Viking Age warrior, an expensive object that signified its owner's rank and was often passed down through generations. Its straight, double-edged blade, with a wide central fuller that reduced weight without sacrificing strength, was designed primarily for cutting and was wielded with one hand alongside a round shield.
The five-lobed pommel of this piece is one of the most characteristic shapes of Viking hilts. Norse smiths employed various versions of the lobed pommel to denote the owner's status and personal taste, and they are generally considered to derive from Frankish designs that arrived in Scandinavia through trade and contact between the two worlds. Norwegian researcher Jan Petersen classified these hilts in the early 20th century into a typology that remains in use today.
Identification
- Type of piece
- Viking one-handed sword, with a straight, double-edged blade and a five-lobed pommel
- Model
- Viking Sword with Five-Lobed Pommel and Leather Scabbard
- Historical period depicted
- Viking Age (approx. 9th-10th centuries); lobed pommel of Frankish inspiration, according to Jan Petersen's typology
Blade
- Steel type
- Forged and tempered high carbon steel (spring type)
- Overall length
- 94 cm
- Blade length
- 78.2 cm
- Width at the base
- 4.4 cm
- Blade type
- Straight, double-edged, with a wide central fuller; maximum thickness 4 mm
- Blade finish
- Polished
- Edge condition
- Unsharpened / decorative
Grip and guard
- Guard type (crossguard)
- Straight and short guard, 8.5 cm wide
- Guard material
- Steel
- Grip
- Wrapped in brown leather, in a spiral
- Pommel
- Five-lobed pommel, in steel to match the guard
- Handle length
- Approx. 10 cm
Scabbard
- Scabbard material
- Brown leather
- Scabbard fittings
- Steel chape and wooden bridge for the fastening strap
General information
- Total weight
- 1186 g (scabbard separately: 572 g)
- Sword type
- Viking sword with a straight blade and central fuller
- Recommended use
- Collecting, decoration and historical re-enactment; unsharpened
This sword is handcrafted with a straight, double-edged blade of forged and tempered high-carbon steel. It features a central fuller that reduces weight and provides some flexibility, and is supplied unsharpened. The short guard and five-lobed pommel are crafted from steel. The grip is wrapped in brown leather, spirally wound for enhanced handling. The brown leather scabbard has a steel chape and a wooden toggle for the fastening strap.
- Viking one-handed sword, with the characteristic five-lobed pommel of the Viking Age.
- Forged high-carbon steel blade, with central fuller, without a real edge.
- Short guard and lobed pommel in steel.
- Handle wrapped in brown leather wound in a spiral.
- Brown leather scabbard with steel chape.
- Includes a wooden toggle for the fastening strap.
- Ideal for collectors, Viking history enthusiasts and historical re-enactors.
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