The pride of my collection...a real Viking sword
 

Here's my fave sword: a real Viking sword, heavily corroded but still in one piece. I'm looking forward to hearing your reactions!

http://usera.imagecave.com/valkenburg/vikingsword.jpg

Very nice! Do you know where it was found?

Thanks! It was found in the river Thames.

Very nice, thanks for showing. How has it been restored / conserved?
Peter

Yes, it has been restored and conserved by a museum. So it will last for a loooooooong time!

Hopefully it will, restoration is no guarantee nevertheless. :)

Very nice Geoff, welcome to the forums.

Hi,
what a cool sword :cool: and welcome to the forum :) . Have you ever thought of having it x-rayed ...I understand that the images would show the forge welded pattern. Certainly would look good ...the sword mounted next to a life sized x-ray image.

Regards David

Congratulations! I hear that there are a lot of things at the bottom of the Thames.

Better pics:

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...082fb43374.jpg

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...ca61f15714.jpg