There appear to be similarities between this sword and the knives in threads:-
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16661
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=14832
i.e.
They all display the dot in a roundel type of decoration,
They all seem to have the same "pinched" tang construction,
The scabbards show similar tooling,
I would suggest the consensus is settling on a North or North West African origin.
Regards
Richard