Posts: 828 Location: Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Fri 05 Jun, 2015 5:45 am
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Source:
http://pics.myArmoury.com/XVIIIe_01.jpg
From "Middelalderens Tveæggede Sværd", by Ada Bruhn Hoffmeyer.
So on this drawing, the Roskilde sword is number is c).
Apparently the great Danish sword collector E.A. Christensen owned the d) one.
Sadly is seems his impressive collection (lot 1-78) was sold off in 2012 (or some of it), but I can't spot his "dane sword" in the catalogue.
Source to auction with image of each sword:
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19796/
Catalogue pdf:
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19796/
Ada Bruhn Hoffmeyer produced a book in 1968 entirely to his collection called: "Gammelt Jern" (Eng: Old Iron).
Beside the 4 swords a)-b)-c)-d) I have also located, that
Koldinghus (though not in the exhibition) has a 2-H "Dane Sword" found in a grave at or near the Gråbrødrekirke in Kolding (the church was closed in 1529).
In the 1800's 3 grave-swords was dug out and two of them came into the private collection of Shoemaker P.M Møller. Apparently Koldinghus bought the Dane sword from him for 70 kroner.
So the swords are thought to be from the
graves of noblemen buried between 1475-1525.
This article about the church shows images of two of the swords on page 901:
Source:
http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/uploads/tx_tc...902_01.pdf
Here are the
museum info on the Kolding Dane Sword (with 4 pictures), that only have a fragment left of it's guard:
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Source:
https://www.kulturarv.dk/mussam/VisGenstand.action?genstandId=2072277
Jern L (Total length): 138,7 cm.
Klinge (Blade length): 80 cm.
Klingebryst (Ricasso ?): 19,5 cm.
Br.: Klinge (Blade width): 4,5 cm.
Angel (Width of Tang): 2,2 cm.
Fragmentarisk parerstang:,5 cm. [Fragmentary guard 0,5 cm ? as ",5" could mean a typo, so for instance 1,5 cm is also possible].
På klingebrystet et skjold(?)formet stempel. [On the Ricasso is seen a
shield?-shaped stamp).
Pæreformet knap. [Pear-shaped Pommel]
The
second grave sword (not a 2-H Dane Sword) is seen here:
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Source:
https://www.kulturarv.dk/mussam/VisGenstand.action?genstandId=2072350
Total length: 102,5 cm
Blade length: 87 cm
Key-formed engraved mark on the blade.
Angel (Width of Tang): 2,2 cm