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Ulfberht swords

The Ulfberht swords are a group of about 170 medieval swords found primarily in Northern Europe, dated to the 9th to 11th centuries, with blades inlaid with the inscription +VLFBERH+T or +VLFBERHT+. The word "Ulfberht" is a Frankish personal name, possibly indicating the origin of the blades.

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Blade type
Double-edged, straight bladed, slight taper
Head type
Acute distal taper, and point
Hilt type
One-handed with pommel, variable guard
Length
avg. 91 cm (36 in)
Mass
avg. 1.2 kg (2.7 lb)
Produced
9th to 11th centuries

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Ulfberht swords

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Ulfberht swords

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related to Number and distribution · 21
Ulfberht swords → Baltic Sea, Christianized, England, Europe, Fennoscandia, Finland, Finnish Ulfberht, Francia, In, Moilanen, None, Northern Europe, Norway, Norwegian Ulfberht, Pagan, Pagan Europe, Stalsberg, The, This, Ulfberht
related to Description · 16
Ulfberht swords → AD, Another, Central Asia, Damascus, European, Moravia, Most, Nemilany, Numerous, Oakeshott, One, The, They, Ulfberht, Viking, Vlfberht
related to Origin · 12
Ulfberht swords → Austrasia, Carolingian, Despite, Franconian, Frankish, Northern Europe, Rather, Rhineland, Three, Ulfberht, Volga, Volga Bulgaria
related to External links · 4
Ulfberht swords → Media, Ulfberht, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Blade type · 1
Ulfberht swords → Double-edged, straight bladed, slight taper
Head type · 1
Ulfberht swords → Acute distal taper, and point
Hilt type · 1
Ulfberht swords → One-handed with pommel, variable guard
Length · 1
Ulfberht swords → avg. 91 cm (36 in)
Mass · 1
Ulfberht swords → avg. 1.2 kg (2.7 lb)
Produced · 1
Ulfberht swords → 9th to 11th centuries

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swords ulfberht found type blades inscription 11th origin frankish europe blade 9th centuries viking pattern made century age medieval northern

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Ulfberht swordsBlade typeDouble-edged, straight bladed, slight taper1.00infobox
Ulfberht swordsHead typeAcute distal taper, and point1.00infobox
Ulfberht swordsHilt typeOne-handed with pommel, variable guard1.00infobox
Ulfberht swordsLengthavg. 91 cm (36 in)1.00infobox
Ulfberht swordsMassavg. 1.2 kg (2.7 lb)1.00infobox
Ulfberht swordsProduced9th to 11th centuries1.00infobox
Ulfberht swordsTypeSword1.00infobox
Ulfberht swordsWidth5 cm (2 in)1.00infobox
Ulfberht swordsrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Ulfberht swordsrelated to DescriptionViking0.60section
Ulfberht swordsrelated to DescriptionMost0.60section
Ulfberht swordsrelated to DescriptionOakeshott0.60section

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