This sword clearly shows the transition between the characteristic Viking sword form and the early Medieval arming sword that succeeded it. The guard is simple but effective, and the once-wide Viking pommel has here transformed into an elongated brazil-nut form — a shape that would come to dominate European swords for the next two centuries — while the blade retains the wide, spatulate-tip profile more reminiscent of earlier Viking swords, capturing a sword design caught between two eras.
Deepeeka offers this transitional piece as part of our late Viking Age range, bridging two eras of European swordsmithing.
A valuable piece for collectors interested in the Viking-to-Medieval transition, and suited to living history groups portraying this period.
