5 Lobe Viking Sword

The British Museum in London. 800-950 AD One of the most coveted medieval swords among collectors is the Viking sword. Given the multitude of Viking swords on the market, one wonders whether the market is saturated. Many reproductions, however, play into the stereotype of Viking swords as little more than long cleavers – heavy, brutish weapons wielded by a brutal people. These reproductions fail to capture the spirit or “function” of the Viking sword as an important step in the evolution of the European medieval swords, from earlier Romanesque styles to the arming swords of the late medieval period. The most authoritative typology of the Viking swords was written by Dr. Jan Peterson in 1919. Focusing on variations in pommel and guards to formulate a 26 category scheme, Jan Peterson created a typological reference to determine the date of each subtype. The five-lobed Viking battle ready sword is the quintessential Norse weapon during the Viking age. The blade has the distinctive wide fu