VLFBERHT swords: Origin, material, and manufacture

VLFBERHT or ULFBERHT is the most frequent inscription on Viking Age sword blades. The majority of these swords have been found in Scandinavia, much less in the Frankish Empire so that it might seem that they have been produced in Scandinavia. But this is most probably a result of different burial cu...

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Main Author: Petri, Ingo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2019
In: History compass
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 1-12
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