#germanic weaponry

met-medieval-art:

Piece from a Luxury Dagger,Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medieval Art

Purchase, 1895 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Gold

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/469018

mindhost:

Migration Period Sword Hilts

barbucomedie:

Burial Sword from Kyndby, Denmark dated to around 700 CE on display at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen

Shortly before 700 CE a warrior was buried at Kyndby in Hornsherred. Sword, shield and knife were his weapons but they were broken in the grave. The shield boss was hacked up and this costly sword was taken out of the scabbard and folded together over a fire. From the 600′s onwards it was common to find weapons in men graves in eastern Denmark however it was not until the 10th century that the custom became widespread throughout Denmark.

Photographs taken by myself 2018

barbucomedie:

Frankish Seax with Animal Decorations from Chaouilley, France dated around 600 CE on display at the National Archaeology Museum in Saint-Germain-En-Laye

Photographs taken by myself 2017