Anatomy of Early Anglo-Saxon Swords - Thegns of Mercia

Pommels, pommelcaps, guards, hiltplates. Here's our visual guide to early Anglo-Saxon sword design & terminology; how parts of Migration-Age / early medieval / 'pre Viking' swords like Sutton Hoo & Staffordshire Hoard fitted together & their names

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Anatomy of Early Anglo-Saxon Swords - Thegns of Mercia

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Anatomy of Early Anglo-Saxon Swords - Thegns of Mercia

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