The Bruton Sword

Medieval

The Museum of Somerset

800 - 900

The Bruton Sword, a 9th century Anglo-Saxon sword with tapering double edged blade and an iron hilt with short tapering quillions. The blade is pattern welded and retains small patches of wood from the scabbard and of cloth from its cover. The pommel is missing.

• Medium: iron
• Dimensions: 16 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £200 ( Total: £2,100)
• ArtFunded in: 1986
• Vendor: Peter Dale Ltd

Provenance

Discovered near Bruton, Somerset, 1984. Private collection, Stuttgart.

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