The Dinham Pommel is a cap believed to have been stripped from the end of a small Saxon sword or dagger. The mount was declared treasure by coroner John Ellery at an inquest at Shrewsbury's ...
This is the handle of an 8th century sword. When Anglo-Saxons died, their bodies were often cremated or buried in a grave along with some belongings. The Sutton Hoo treasure. This is the finest ...
Modern studies of wounds on skeletons found in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Kent show that these beautiful swords also worked: "Male, aged 25-35 years … has a single linear cranial injury 16 ...