...(just watching an awesome development of this thread) ... 
 however : QUOTE Jim :   ,,"...a sword from Buzau, Wallachia  13th c., probably a German import. This region was dominated by Eurasian steppe nomads, Pecenegs and Cumans" 
  ... ahem , ahem ... easy there, tiger !
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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