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Llanmaes Sword
National Museum Wales0975/1050
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
This is an x-ray of an early medieval sword from Llanmaes, Vale of Glamorgan, which was found by a metal-detectorist in 2002 and recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Wales/National Museum of Wales (NMGW-E9F623). Swords like this were used by warriors at the time of Earl Harold's wars against the Welsh.
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- Title: Llanmaes Sword
- Creator: National Museum Wales
- Date Created: 0975/1050
- Physical Dimensions: 23.5 cm (length) x 5.2 cm (blade width). 10.4 cm (lower guard width)
- Provenance: Found at Llanmaes, south Wales
- Material: iron
- Copyright: National Museum Wales
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