Swords of the Viking Age
Contributors: Ewart Oakeshott (Introduction)
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: April 6, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780851159140
Subjects: European history: c 500 to c 1500; Militaria, arms & armour; Weapons & equipment; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Material culture; Europe - Scandinavia; Antiques & Collectibles; History - Military / War; Swords, Medieval; Antiques/Collectibles; Europe; Northern Europe, Scandinavia; Medieval; Military - Weapons; Archaeology by period / region; Social Science / Archaeology; Firearms & Weapons; Scandinavia; Vikings
Description: "Ian Peirce, in his quest for the best representative examples of the broad diversity of swords of the time, has selected and catalogued sixty from the hundreds he has handled in museums and collections throughout northern Europe. The majority are rarely seen or newly shown here, though a few - too important to omit - may be familiar to specialists."--BOOK JACKET.