miekka - Petersenin H-tyyppiä; miekka
miekka - Petersenin H-tyyppiä; miekka
physical description: A complete sword in good condition. Weight: 1340 g. Balance point: 115mm. The blade seems to have been broken and re-welded approximately 24 cm below the hilt. On one side the fuller is inscribed +VLFBERHT+, and the reverse side contains a vertical line and an incomplete lattice weave. The material of the inlays is twisted pattern-welded rod. The inlays were defined by surface examination. Radiographs: no. 578. The hilt belongs to Petersen’s type H. The parts of the hilt are of iron and decorated with inlays of silver and copper wires (24 wires/cm). The wires are arranged to form a chequerboard pattern. The sword belongs to a group of finds from under a large rock (KM18402:1–7), and was claimed for the National Museum in 1971.
Literature: Moilanen 2010a: 9; Peirce 2002: 54–55; Räty 1983: 38–39,
42, 156, 162–163, 238; Räty 1998: 39–40, 48; Williams 2009: 130, 159
A group of finds (KM 18402:1–7) was discovered in 1971 under a large rock about 4.6 kilometres southeast of Hämeenlinna Castle and 1.1 kilometres southeast of the Church of Vanaja. The site is known as Peltorinne in Hämeenlinna. Inlaid sword KM 18402:1 was found along with a small knife. After this, a trial excavation was conducted, revealing some more finds. The site was destroyed by building work and it contained no definite evidence of a cemetery. Among the recovered finds a small blade fragment is also known (KM 18402:3), indicating the presence of another sword.
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Finnish Heritage Agency |
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Arkeologian esinekokoelma |
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KM18402:1 |
Measurements |
pituus: 920,0 mm paino: 1340,0 g |
Created |
valmistusaika 800-1050, valmistusaika viikinkiaika, valmistusaika rautakausi Tekniikka: käsityö Materiaali: metalli/rauta |
Discovery |
Pohjoismaat, Suomi, Kanta-Häme, Hämeenlinna; Suomi, Hämeenlinna, Vanaja; Peltorinne
Pohjoismaat, Suomi, Kanta-Häme, Hämeenlinna; Suomi, Hämeenlinna, Vanaja; PeltorinneSearch as topicSearch in all fields
Peltorinne
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Exhibitions |
Welt der Wikinger, 09.09.2014 - 04.01.2015 Vikings - Life and Legend, 06.03.2014 - 22.06.2014 Esihistorian perusnäyttely 1.4.2017 -, 01.04.2017 L´Europe des Vikings The Viking World - Cultures in Contact Welt der Wikinger Vikings - Life and Legend |
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411 weapons (classification)
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