miekka
miekka
physical description: Sword KM 17208:588 from Tampere has the name BENO written on the blade. The inscriptions read +BENOMEFECIT and +INNOMIEDMI+, again the latter a version of the phrase IN NOMINE DOMINI. The material of the inlays is hard to determine; it may be pattern-welded with a straight pattern, but more likely it is steel.
A complete sword in good condition. Weight: 938 g. Balance point: 180 mm. On one side the fuller is inscribed +BENOMEFECIT, and the reverse side bears the inscription +INNOMIEDMIX. The material of the inlays seems to be non-twisted pattern-welded rod or steel with longitudinal slag inclusions or a corroded structure. The material of the inlays contains large amounts of steel. The inlays were defined by surface
examination. The hilt belongs to the silver-plated type. The parts of the hilt are of iron
and decorated with silver-plating on a hatched surface (30 grooves/cm in one direction). The silver was decorated with engravings. The sword is a grave find from inhumation no. 12a (KM 17208:576–592) in a combined inhumation and level-ground cremation cemetery. The cemetery was excavated by E. Sarasmo in 1961 (KM 17208:501–700). The sword also has a collection number in the Häme Museum
(HM 2463:88).
Literature: Hirviluoto 1992: 44–45; Moilanen 2010b: 48–49, 57;
Nallinmaa-Luoto 1978: 127–130, Taulu VII:9; Räty 1983: 106, 111,
156, 173–174, 177–178, 285; Räty 1998: 44; Tomanterä 1978: 67–68,
136, 138; Tomanterä 1984a: 340.
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Physical object |
Organisation |
Finnish Heritage Agency |
Collection |
Arkeologian esinekokoelma |
Identifier |
KM17208:588 |
Measurements |
pituus: 90,0 cm |
Created |
valmistusaika 800-1050, valmistusaika viikinkiaika, valmistusaika rautakausi Tekniikka: käsityö Materiaali: metalli/rauta |
Discovery |
Pohjoismaat, Suomi, Pirkanmaa, Tampere; Suomi, Tampere, Messukylä; Vilusenharju; Tampere, Messukylä, Vilusenharju
Pohjoismaat, Suomi, Pirkanmaa, Tampere; Suomi, Tampere, Messukylä; Vilusenharju; Tampere, Messukylä, VilusenharjuSearch as topicSearch in all fields
Vilusenharju
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Exhibitions |
Esihistorian perusnäyttely, 01.01.1999 - 31.08.2015 Birckala 1017, 29.06.2017 - 31.08.2018 Esihistorian perusnäyttely 1995 - 2015 Birckala 1017. Tursiannotkon viikinkiaikainen hämäläiskylä. Rus - Vikings in the East, 19.01.2022 - 11.09.2022 |
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Classification |
411 weapons (classification)
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