VIKING SIDE KNIFE OR POUCH KNIFE, 879-1067 AD CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND

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Viking, Ancient, and Medieval Jewelry for Mod...

By Faganarms LLC

Aug 2, 2023 - Sep 12, 2023

Set Reminder 2023-08-02 10:00:00 2023-09-12 13:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : Viking, Ancient, and Medieval Jewelry for Modern Wear https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/faganarms-llc/viking-ancient-and-medieval-jewelry-for-modern-wear-13307
Ancient Jewelry refurbished for modern wear and related items. Faganarms LLC info@faganarms.com

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• Lot Description
  Cambridgeshire, England. 3 5/8" total length with wedge section blade for slashing and tapered "whittle tang" which identifies these, as they were used without guards, mounted in a wood or antler grip. (See https://leatherworkingreverend.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dsc01382.jpg and https://inhabitat.com/melting-glaciers-reveal-items-lost-in-the-stone-age/ for similar examples with original grips.) Straight blade of thick wedge section. A slashing weapon, designed for throat-cutting, these were so esteemed by Vikings that it was these, rather than the larger scramseaxes, that were buried with the warriors. Virtually every old town in Cambridgeshire has a recorded Viking history. Ely Abbey was destroyed in 870 by Danish raiders and Huntingdon was a staging place for Danish raids until 917, to mention two. Excavated and professionally conserved with Plexiglas display mount.
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