Originally posted by B. de Corbin
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I must say here that I'm not sure the original article is all that accurate. It does depend on the context of the find. Swords intended as offerings to the gods are never always all that good - they were intended to be symbolic with real swords used for fighting. Swords found in graves ought to be properly used for fighting - but of course, again they might have been symbolic of status.
I've managed to find an interesting article about Viking swords and if anyone is interested do please pm me.
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