File:Ultuna sword (17577).tif

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Information from entry in the SHM collections (265030_HST): Double-edged sword from Ultuna, Bondkyrka parish, Uppland. Iron, bronze. 550 – 800, Vendel Age.

Swedish description: Tveeggat svärd i rekonstruerad skida som är avbruten. Har beslag längs sidorna och mot fästet. Parerstång och knapp är bevarade men inte tången. Fästet är av brons och praktfullt, en bit av slidan är även den av brons och är ornerade med drak- och slingsirater. Fästet är brutet i tre delar. Små långa kannelerade beslag har omfattat skidans kanter.

English description: Double-edged sword in reconstructed sheath which has been broken off. Has mounts along the sides and against the hilt. Cross-guard and pommel are preserved, but not the grip. The hilt is splendid and of bronze, part of the sheath is also of bronze, and decorated with dragon and loop ornaments. The hilt is broken in three parts. Small long fluted mounts have covered the edges of the sheath.
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Source 4D8D7B6B-7E66-4120-A7B2-C1D9780EF247 at SHM; 17577 in the collections of Historiska museet.
Author Gunnel Jansson, Historiska museet/SHM

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