page_title: Abingdon Sword
hierarchical_section_title: Abingdon Sword
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the remains of the Abingdon Sword
context_page_description: The Abingdon Sword is a late Anglo-Saxon iron sword and hilt of the late 9th or early 10th century; only the first few inches of the blade remain attached to the hilt.
  The sword was found in 1874 at Bog Mill, near the town of Abingdon on the River Thames in Berkshire in England. It is held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, north of Abingdon.
  The Abingdon Sword has silver mounts inlaid with niello in the Trewhiddle style. The sword's guard has interlaced animal motifs. Ornamentation includes symbols of the Evangelists. The pommel of the sword has two animal heads for decoration.
  A reproduction of the Abingdon Sword has been on display at Abingdon County Hall Museum since it reopened in 2012.
  The style of the guards and pommel also suggest the sword dates from the late ninth to tenth century.
context_section_description: The Abingdon Sword is a late Anglo-Saxon iron sword and hilt of the late 9th or early 10th century; only the first few inches of the blade remain attached to the hilt.
  The sword was found in 1874 at Bog Mill (possibly Buggs Mill, on the River Ock), near the town of Abingdon on the River Thames in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) in England. It is held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, north of Abingdon.
  The Abingdon Sword has silver mounts inlaid with niello in the Trewhiddle style. The sword's guard has interlaced animal motifs. Ornamentation includes symbols of the Evangelists. The pommel of the sword has two animal heads for decoration.
  A reproduction of the Abingdon Sword has been on display at Abingdon County Hall Museum since it reopened in 2012.
  The style of the guards and pommel also suggest the sword dates from the late ninth to tenth century.
caption: The Abingdon Sword
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