[Regia-NA] Re: Viking Seax

[guthroth]

Hi

I knew I'd seen some, but it's taken a couple of days just to find one
illustration and one other reference !

The Viking Achievement PP181
Foote & Wilson 1970 (sorry no ISBN)

Refering to the grave of a 10thC smith found at Bygland, Morgedal, Norway
"The inventory is fantastic: 4 swords, 4 spearheads, 7 axes. 2
shield-bosses, 9 knives, 13 arrowheads, 14 rattles and 8 bits ....... "

Unfortunately it gives no illustrations.


The Vikings PP 154 - 155
Else Roesdahl 1991 (still no ISBN - sorry)

"Opposite:rich male grave from Birka, Sweden, 10th C."
"Large Knife (2), a knife (10)

This has one image of the whole grave, and I've scanned it from the book.
It's a bit big, and although I've cut it down for convenience it it's still
800kb.

I will post the image direct to anyone who asks for it, as well as the image
sections of the California, Norsefolk and The-Vikings lists on Monday.

Pete - Guğroğ of Colanhomm

Literature stops in 1100.
After that it's just books

J.R.R. Tolkien

> I see people are talking about Viking style seaxs, does anyone have
> any photos and details of any seaxs found in Scandinavia during the
> Viking period. I have details of ones from the Vendel period as well
> as Anglo-Saxon seaxs that were found in the UK. But I have no details
> of any Viking ones, information on such finds and details would be
> very useful to me for a new standards manual we are working on.
>
> Ian