Thursday, December 25, 2008

Knives from VA Lejre, Denmark


A group of Viking Age Knives in the collection of the Roskilde Museum (from 'Exploring the Viking Age in Denmark') The largest is about 10 cm blade length, all in the range of 3- 4 mm thick at the back. These were in a case labelled 'Lejre, 900 BC - 1000 AD, but are standard Viking Age types.

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