Sword

Double-edged iron sword. The blade has been deliberately broken off and the upper part with the handle has been driven diagonally down into the fire layer of the grave. The lower part of the blade was left lying nearby. The hilt has a semi-circlular pommel and a straight lower hilt. Grave find, Klinta, Köping Parish, Öland.

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