surviving visgothic swords?

Marc · 15th September 2008, 11:21 AM

There is at least a couple of them in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (National Archaeological Museum) in Madrid, but there's no hilts, only the blades and those are completely mineralized. As far as swords go, I'm not aware of any other exemplar excavated in Spain from that period, although it wouldn't be impossible that there was something in some local museum...
By the way, the Museo Arqueológico Nacionalis at the moment undergoing deep structural reforms, and it's going to be closed for about the next four years (that, being optimistic), so seeing them life can be a bit difficult, right now...

15th September 2008, 11:21 AM	#6
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	There is at least a couple of them in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (National Archaeological Museum) in Madrid, but there's no hilts, only the blades and those are completely mineralized. As far as swords go, I'm not aware of any other exemplar excavated in Spain from that period, although it wouldn't be impossible that there was something in some local museum... By the way, the Museo Arqueológico Nacionalis at the moment undergoing deep structural reforms, and it's going to be closed for about the next four years (that, being optimistic), so seeing them life can be a bit difficult, right now...