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Originally Posted by Timo Nieminen

There's an example in Stone's Glossary (fig 425, sword 1) dated AH357 (AD967), according to the inscription on the blade. Can't tell much from the photo in Stone.

I wonder if it looks somewhat like this one?: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...9&postcount=17

Dates appearing in text on these blades are often tricky, they often don't indicate age but rather refer to historical events. The one pictured in Stone certainly is nowhere near that age but does appear from the photo to be a likely European blade in good mounts.