Sword

Description

Double edged sword of iron with a fragmentary scabbard, part of a Viking grave assemblage from Balnakeil, Durness, Sutherland

Museum reference

X.1992.22.1

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Sword, Scabbard

Style / Culture

Viking

Materials

Iron

Collection place(s)

Balnakeil Bay, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Finder: Powell, Mr, 1991 (fl.)
Finder: Powell, Mrs, 1991 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Vikings! The untold story (18 Jan 2013 - 12 May 2013)
  Museum of Scotland

References

Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, pp 140-2.

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

Highland HER Event Record

Highland HER Monument Record