A copper alloy sword mount found in Boylestone, Derbyshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A copper alloy sword mount found in Boylestone, Derbyshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Decorative Sword Mount (WMID-2FF927)

A copper alloy sword mount found in Boylestone, Derbyshire

A cast copper alloy sword mount with English Urnes style decoration which could have been used on the sword pommel. Pommel mounts developed over time from simple rounded or triangular pieces of metal to more stylized multi-pronged designs. They could be decorated with various inlays or gilding. Pommel mounts are often the only indicators for attributing swords to typologies and, therefore, dating them.

Object Type

Mount

Date

circa 1000 — 1100

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

copper_alloy, Danelaw Saga, decorative, Derbyshire, mount, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Scandinavian, sword, sword_fitting, warfare

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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