These are not Viking swords

Maldonado, Adrián

Abstract

Swords of the Viking Age are some of the most iconic objects of the early medieval period. The very word ‘Viking’ conjures images of warriors, at least judging by the covers of books on Viking-age history and archaeology.

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- Blog post
Institution
- National Museums Scotland
Organisational unit
- Scottish History & Archaeology
Series name
- National Museums Scotland Blog
Publisher
- National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
- Edinburgh
Official URL
- https://blog.nms.ac.uk/2020/08/11/these-are-not-viking-swords/
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- https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/scottish-history-and-archaeology/
- https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/our-research/featured-projects/early-medieval-scotland/
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- CC
- D
- GT
- NK
- TN
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- Full article available via the official URL