Viking Sword

Medium

Steel, copper, silver, niello

Dimensions

L. 37 3/4 in. (95.9 cm); L. of blade 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4 oz. (1021 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

European, probably Scandinavia

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1955

Accession Number

55.46.1