Some early medieval swords in the Wallace Collection and elsewhere

David Edge; Alan Williams

doi:10.3989/gladius.2003.50

Some early medieval swords in the Wallace Collection and elsewhere

Authors

David Edge Curator of armour, the Wallace Collection, London
Alan Williams Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Engineering, Reading University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2003.50

Keywords:

Metallurgy, steel, hardening swords, welded-on edges

Abstract

The analysis of eight early medieval swords shows that some were made from a single piece of steel, while others had a steel cutting edge welded on. Heat-treatment to harden the steel was undertaken in six out of seven cases; the other proved to be a modern replica.

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Published

2003-12-30

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Edge, D., & Williams, A. (2003). Some early medieval swords in the Wallace Collection and elsewhere. Gladius, 23, 191–209. https://doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2003.50

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Vol. 23 (2003)

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