LATE VIKING / NORMAN SWORD WITH ANGULAR TEA COSY POMMEL
Ca. 1050-1250 AD.
A stunning iron sword Oakshott type ‘B’, of a thin tapering blade with a fuller running from the cross guard to nearly top of the weapon. The cross guard of a simple rectangular shape. The hilt is short with Tea Cosy pommel.
Size: L:960mm / W:153mm ; 1.51kg
Provenance: Private Leeds (UK) collection; acquired in the 1980s/90s.
Estimate: GBP 4500 - 9000