AN EARLY MEDIEVAL SWORD IN THE WALLACE COLLECTION
Journal Title: Acta Militaria Mediaevalia - Year 2015, Vol 11, Issue
Abstract
The article discusses an excavated medieval sword in London’s Wallace Collection, which has hitherto received little academic attention. The unusual features of the sword, particularly its pommel and quillon bars, have created confusion over the years particularly with regard to dating. The collated evidence suggests a likely date range of ca. 1150-1250; a time of considerable, sustained developments in armour when plate was increasingly used to supplement mail. As a result the blade of A458 is designed as both a cut and thrust weapon. The sword also exhibits traces of a silver inscription, which though now illegible, has many parallels across Europe.
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Keith Dowen
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