A large number of swords from the Viking era bear the inscription «VLFBERHT» or a variation on that. The metallurgy of different examples of these swords varies considerably but the metal employed correlates with the spelling of that name. In seeking to determine the origin of these swords, metallurgical studies may guide us, especially as many of the best examples differ considerably from both earlier and later Medieval swords.Un número importante de espadas de época vikinga llevan la inscripción «VLFBERHT» o una variante de la misma. La metalurgia de diferentes ejemplos de dichas espadas varía considerablemente, pero el metal empleado guarda correlación con la forma en que se escribió dicho nombre. Cuando tratamos de determinar el origen ...
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Two Venetian types of swords coming from the “Luigi Marzoli” Arms Museum in Brescia were characteriz...
The paper deals with a metallographic examination of a sword from grave No. 438, which was uncovered...
Swords have always been considered special, especially in the early middle ages. However, what was t...
While «pattern-welded» swords have been found all over Europe from sites dating from the Migration P...
The paper is a comment on Alan Williams investigation ‘A Metallurgical Study of some Viking Swords’ ...
During the Dark Ages in Europe, the manufacture of the swords known as «pattern-welded», flourished....
The analysis of eight early medieval swords shows that some were made from a single piece of steel, ...
Readers of archaeological literature about Viking Age weapons are familiar with the male name Vlfber...
Research about viking age swords is nothing new but for a long time the main focus have been differe...
Viking Age Swords from Telemark, Norway. An Integrated Technical and Archaeological Investigation pr...
The metallurgy of Indian swords shows many differences from that of European swords. The distinction...
The Denain Museum (Nord) owns a sword hitherto erroneously dated from the Roman period. It is actual...
International audienceThere is a long-lasting research tradition around Bronze Age swords, with many...
IN an earlier paper in Gladius, I discussed methods of producing hardened steel sword blades in the ...
The following article presents and discusses four high medieval swords (12th to 13th centuries) deri...
Two Venetian types of swords coming from the “Luigi Marzoli” Arms Museum in Brescia were characteriz...
The paper deals with a metallographic examination of a sword from grave No. 438, which was uncovered...
Swords have always been considered special, especially in the early middle ages. However, what was t...