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Alexi Goranov
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 Posted: Sun 21 Nov, 2004 11:09 am Post subject: weight of viking swords |
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I am trying to track down weights of period viking swords with the task of determining how common were weapons that weighted more than 1.3kg (~2.9lb). I own the "Swords of the Viking Age" book and I am yet to find weights in it (admittedly I have not read it cover to cover). I am not interested in statements like "The average viking sword was so and so kg" but to get a sense of how broad the distribution was in terms of weights and get a feel for what the lightest and heaviest weapons were.
So if you know of a reliable internet source or a book, please let me know. (or if there was a discussion on this forum that I have missed, direct me its way)
alexi
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Einar Drønnesund
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Hi, Alexi.
In Jan Petersens "the Norwegian viking swords" he lists weights ranging from about 0,7 kg to about 2 kg in one extreme case. Its a long time since I read the book though, so I dont know how well preserved the lightest examples were. As far as I can remember, swords over 1,3 kgs were fairly common amongst some of the types.
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Geoff Wood
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| Einar Drønnesund wrote: | Hi, Alexi.
In Jan Petersens "the Norwegian viking swords" he lists weights ranging from about 0,7 kg to about 2 kg in one extreme case. Its a long time since I read the book though, so I dont know how well preserved the lightest examples were. As far as I can remember, swords over 1,3 kgs were fairly common amongst some of the types. |
As you say, he lists type C's as heaviest, with one at ~1.9 Kg (over 4 lbs) and he has incomplete (lacking part of blade) type Ds at up to ~1.5 Kg (~3 and a quarter lbs).
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Alexi Goranov
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Einar Drønnesund
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Nathan Robinson
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| Posted: Mon 22 Nov, 2004 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| Einar Drønnesund wrote: | | Yeah, as far as I know, thats the best youre gonna do in english. I dont think there is an english translation of the book, although it sounds like Geoff has read it, unless the site covers what he said in his post. |
My understanding is that it's currently being translated, but the archaic form of Norwegian in which it's written makes it a monumental task.
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Einar Drønnesund
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | Einar Drønnesund wrote: | | Yeah, as far as I know, thats the best youre gonna do in english. I dont think there is an english translation of the book, although it sounds like Geoff has read it, unless the site covers what he said in his post. |
My understanding is that it's currently being translated, but the archaic form of Norwegian in which it's written makes it a monumental task. |
Hehehe, its certainly old fashioned, and in some areas close to danish. It wasnt a fun read. :D
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Nathan Robinson
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Einar Drønnesund
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| Posted: Mon 22 Nov, 2004 1:44 am Post subject: |
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | Einar Drønnesund wrote: | | Hehehe, its certainly old fashioned, and in some areas close to danish. It wasnt a fun read. :D |
Thanks, Einar. That's good feedback, as I had not heard any first-hand accounts by somebody who's read it to know just how different it is from modern language. I've been very curious about this. |
A norwegian wont have any problems understanding it, its not that old. But its reads kinda slow, if you know what I mean. And the spelling of many words are closer to danish than modern norwegian. And its really dull.
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Geoff Wood
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| Posted: Mon 22 Nov, 2004 9:29 am Post subject: |
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This is a standard topic