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Collection Item: Cawood Sword

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Title
Cawood Sword
Object name
Sword
Object category
Medieval
Description
Sword with curved medieval-style guard and lobed Viking-style pommel. Inscribed on both sides of the blade. The pommel has a curved upper guard and is divided into five separate lobes radiation from the largest central piece. All are bisected by a groove along their length and at the point where all meet there is as small gap between the pommel and the upper guard mainly at the base of the central lobe, this shows some signs of damage/corrosion. The tang is intact and displays a wide shallow groove along its centre on both sides. The guard is curved and quite long, with a small triangular protrusion over the fuller of the blade on both faces; one half of the guard itself however is slightly deformed. The shoulder of the blade is proud of the top of the guard but is smaller than the tang. A long shallow fuller runs most of the length of the blade and is inscribed on both sides though it becomes increasingly worn as it nears the tip to the point of illegibility. The tip of the blade shows some damage but the base is in very good condition.
Production date start
1080
Production date end
1120
Period
Medieval

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Identification

Object number
YORYM : 2007.3086
Number of objects
1
ID
11769

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Iron (material) (Whole)
Pewter (Part)
Dimensions
Whole length 953.0 mm
Blade length 811.0 mm
Blade width 59.0 mm
Fuller length 509.0 mm
Fuller width 15.0 mm
Guard diameter 0.0
Guard end A depth 12.0 mm
Guard middle depth 14.0 mm
Guard end B depth 13.0 mm
Guard depth 19.0 mm
Guard length 157.0 mm
Guard end A length 39.0 mm
Guard end B length 47.0 mm
Guard part A height 77.0 mm
Guard part B height 73.0 mm
Tang length 84.0 mm
Tang width 50.0
Tang grove length 61.0 mm
Tang groove width 19.0 mm
Tang depth 5.0 mm
Pommel height 45.0 mm
Pommel width 74.0 mm
Pommel depth 22.0 mm
Upper guard/base depth 9.0 mm
Lobe (edge) width 13.0 mm
Lobe width 11.0 mm
Lobe (centre) width 19.0 mm
Lobe width 10.0 mm
Lobe (edge) width 11.0 mm
Lobe (centre) depth 12.0 mm
Hilt to inscription length 132.0 mm
Inscription - cross height 12.0 mm
Inscription - cross width 24.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - N? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - N? width 25.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - n? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - n? width 18.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - R? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - R? width 22.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - D? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - D? width 19.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - I? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - I? width 11.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - O? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - O? width 18.0 mm
Inscription - space width 2.0 mm
Inscription - n? height 11.0 mm
Inscription -n? width 22.0 mm
Inscription - space width 2.0 mm
Inscription - N? height 11.0 mm
Inscription -N? width 27.0 mm
Inscription - space width 4.0 mm
Inscription - n? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - n? width 20.0 mm
Inscription - space width 4.0 mm
Inscription - R? height 10.0 mm
Inscription - R? width 17.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - cross height 10.0 mm
Inscription - cross width 20.0 mm
Inscription - fuller width 104.0 mm
Hilt - inscription length 130.0 mm
Inscription - O? height 13.0 mm
Inscription - O? width 13.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - N? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - N? width 13.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - E? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - E? width 9.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - R? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - R? width 10.0 mm
Inscription - space width 2.0 mm
Inscription - S? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - S? width 9.0 mm
Inscription - space width 5.0 mm
Inscription - R? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - R? width 13.0 mm
Inscription - space width 6.0 mm
Inscription - D? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - D? width 9.0 mm
Inscription - space width 5.0 mm
Inscription - I? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - I? width 4.0 mm
Inscription - space width 5.0 mm
Inscription - G? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - G? width 7.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - A? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - A? width 14.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - T? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - T? width 7.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - O? height 12.0 mm
Inscription - O? width 7.0 mm
Inscription - space width 4.0 mm
Inscription - N? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - N? width 14.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - I? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - I? width 5.0 mm
Inscription - space width 2.0 mm
Inscription - I? height 10.0 mm
Inscription - I? width 5.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - symbol height 12.0 mm
Inscription - symbol width 22.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - O? height 11.0 mm
Inscription - O? width 8.0 mm
Inscription - space width 3.0 mm
Inscription - cross height 9.0 mm
Inscription - cross width 11.0 mm
Inscription - space width 4.0 mm
Inscription - ?? height 10.0 mm
Inscription - ?? width 14.0 mm
Inscription - space width 5.0 mm
Inscription - ?cross height 9.0 mm
Inscription - ?cross width 11.0 mm
Inscription - fuller length 112.0 mm

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Place
Cawood

Production

School/style
Korsoygaden