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Viking Type H/I Sword with Engraved Blade and Leather Scabbard
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SKU: ESP-022The sword was one of the most prestigious weapons in Viking society, and its possession was linked to warriors with the means to acquire and maintain such a weapon. This piece reproduces a type H/I sword according to the typology of the Norwegian researcher Jan Petersen: types H and I are closely related and are distinguished primarily by the size of the guard and the base of the pommel. Most of the surviving H/I swords come from the Birka burial mound in present-day Sweden and date from the early 9th to the mid-10th century.
The original used as a model was recovered in 1949 during the excavation of a double cremation burial mound. Its blade bore an "Ulfberht" mark on one side, associated with high-quality Frankish blades, and on the other a braided lattice pattern, which this replica reproduces with an acid etching. Traces of brass or copper found on the pommel indicate that the hilt may have been covered with that metal.
Identification
- Type of piece
- One-handed Viking sword, Petersen type H/I
- Model
- Viking Type H/I Sword with Engraved Blade and Leather Scabbard
- Historical period depicted
- Viking Age, from the beginning of the 9th century to the middle of the 10th century
Blade
- Steel type
- Tempered high carbon steel (48-52 HRC), with decorative engraving on the blade
- Overall length
- 94.9 cm
- Blade length
- 78.4 cm
- Width at the base
- 5.5 cm
- Blade type
- Straight, double-edged, with a wide central fuller and a braided lattice pattern engraved on the upper part, near the guard; thickness 4.8-4.5 mm
- Blade finish
- Polished, with acid etching
- Edge condition
- Unsharpened (blunt edge)
Grip and guard
- Guard type (crossguard)
- Short, straight crossguard
- Guard material
- Steel
- Grip
- Wrapped in brown leather
- Pommel
- Triangular steel pommel, of two riveted pieces
Scabbard
- Scabbard material
- Brown leather
- Scabbard fittings
- All-leather scabbard with strap loop; no metal fittings
General information
- Total weight
- 1340 g
- Sword type
- Petersen Type H/I Viking sword
- Recommended use
- Collecting, decoration and historical re-enactment; unsharpened
The sword is handcrafted with a straight, double-edged blade of high-carbon steel, tempered to 48-52 HRC, featuring a wide central fuller and an acid-etched braided lattice pattern near the guard; it is supplied with a blunt edge. The short guard and triangular pommel, made of two riveted pieces, are steel, and the tang is riveted to the pommel. The grip is wrapped in brown leather. It is completed with a brown leather scabbard with a strap loop.
- One-handed Viking sword, of Petersen type H/I (9th-10th centuries).
- Reconstruction of an original excavated in 1949, from the series of Viking swords developed with a historian's advice.
- Hardened high-carbon steel blade, straight, double-edged, with a wide central fuller.
- Braided lattice motif engraved on the upper part of the blade.
- Blade without a real edge, intended for collecting, decoration and historical re-enactment.
- Short guard and triangular steel pommel.
- Handle wrapped in brown leather.
- Brown leather scabbard.
- Suitable for collectors, Viking history enthusiasts and historical re-enactors.
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