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Etienne Hamel
Location: Granby (QC) canada Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Fri 12 Dec, 2008 9:12 am Post subject: viking sword from scania need help for info. |
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Hi all! i would like to discuss about a sword that i found in a book yesterday but couldn't find any info about it (at least i have the place).
it was found in scania more presisely in Dyback.
the more info i can find the more grateful i will be  .
the info i would like to have is like its measurements, the period it was in use(century as well) , some of its history would be great too... 
I really fell in love for this sword if i can get one like this with a custom grip in leather (not this year tough) i think i'll be a happy man.
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Antonio Lamadrid
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Etienne Hamel
Location: Granby (QC) canada Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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it will take me many hours but i cant translate them by dictionnary .
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Luka Borscak
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Eric Edelmann
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I was able to translate using google functions while using Firefox.
hope that helps
Eric E
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Jean Le-Palud
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Hi Etienne,
Unfortunately I was not able to open the link to the german site, so I don't know it's content.
The Dyback sword has already been discussed on this forum, I suggest that you make a search about it.
Only a part of the sword has survived, its length is 51.7 cm. There is a part of the blade with the mouth of scabbard welded (by corrosion) to the guard and the lower part of the pommel. These fittings are made of gilt-silver inlaid with niello. The sword is of Anglo-Scandinavian style and supposedly from c. AD 1000.
It is now at Statens Historika Museum (Stockholm, Sweden) were I was lucky to watch it.
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This is a standard topic