This sword is a faithful recreation of a Petersen Type D sword associated with the C-2 Barrow burial, an important archaeological classification linked to Viking Age finds from Eastern Europe and the regions influenced by the Kievan Rus. The original was discovered during excavation of a Central Barrow group burial, found beneath the remains of a funerary pyre — bent and deliberately placed as part of the burial rite, a treatment common in Viking and Rus funerary tradition symbolising the sword’s passage from the world of the living to that of the dead. Petersen originally dated Type D swords to the 9th and early 10th century, though later scholarship — including the work of Eastern European archaeologist F.A. Androshchuk — extends their use into the first half of the 10th century, placing this example within a dynamic period of cultural exchange between Scandinavia and the Rus territories. The original blade bears symbolic markings: an ‘O’-shaped motif on one face and a cross-like mark on the other, details that may represent a maker’s mark, a symbolic identifier, or an early trace of religious influence.
Part of our premium Primus range, Deepeeka’s reproduction captures these defining characteristics with precision, faithful to the C-2 Barrow burial reference.
A premium piece for collectors interested in the Viking-Rus connection along the Eastern trade routes.
