Record ID: NCL-6ACEB3 - EARLY MEDIEVAL sword

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SWORD

Unique ID: NCL-6ACEB3

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Early Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian sword pommel

A complete cast copper-alloy sword pommel of Early Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian date, c. 900-1100.

The pommel has a base that crecentic base that curves towards the outer edges, with five rounded lobes that increase in size towards the centre. The central lobe has a sub-rectangular-shaped perforation on its outer face, through which tang of the sword would have originally passed. The pommel is mostly hollow. There are no rivets on the pommel, which suggests it was held in place simply by the hammered tang.

This is a sword pommel of late Early-Medieval date and of probable Viking/Anglo-Scandinavian origin. It belongs to Petersen's (1919) L type VI pommels, a fusion of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian fashions, it dates from the 10th or 11th century.

Class: Pommel
Sub class: Petersen L type VI

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Height: 25.21 mm
Width: 57.42 mm
Thickness: 4.11 mm
Weight: 57.8 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
Parish: Wood Enderby

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF2862
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th October 2011 - Thursday 10th November 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]

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