Viking sword
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The Viking Age sword (also Viking sword) or Carolingian sword is the type of sword prevalent in Western and Northern Europe during the Early Middle Ages.
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Viking Age sword | |
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Type | Sword |
Production history | |
Produced | 8th to 11th centuries |
Specifications | |
Mass | Ca. 1.0 to 1.5 kg[2] |
Length | Ca. 84 to 105 cm[2][3] |
Blade length | Ca. 70 to 90 cm[4] |
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The Viking Age or Carolingian-era sword developed in the 8th century from the Merovingian sword more specifically, the Frankish production of swords in the 6th to 7th century and during the 11th to 12th century in turn gave rise to the knightly sword of the Romanesque period.[5]