The Bruton Sword
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1986
- Dimensions
- 16 cm
- Art Fund grant
- £200 (Total: £2,100)
- Vendor
- Peter Dale Ltd
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.
Provenance
Discovered near Bruton, Somerset, 1984. Private collection, Stuttgart.
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The Museum of Somerset
Taunton Castle, Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AA
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