Bidspirit auction | STUNNING VIKING SWORD WITH SILVER

STUNNING VIKING SWORD WITH SILVER INLAID POMMEL - Ca. AD 800 - 1100.A beautiful forged-iron Viking sword with inlaid pommel. The sword has a long, straight blade with sharpened edges, a shallow fuller running the length of both sides and a tapered point. The slender rectangular guard is a separate piece that can move freely along the tang, though it would have been stabilised by the bone, wood, or leather that formed the handle. Though Viking in origin, this sword was likely used in later Medieval times based on the discoid pommel. The pommel has silver inlaid rope shaped decorations. Swords of this form have been found throughout the Viking world, making this repurposed example one of extreme rarity.Size: 960mm x 100mm; Weight: 1.27kgProvenance: Central London gallery; formerly with a European collector; formerly in a collection of Ing Peter Till formed in 1990s Vienna. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.