Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - foreign influence in european arns production?

Lee · 9th July 2009, 08:13 AM

Current thinking in archeometallurgy circles is that some of the Ulfberth inlaid swords of the Viking Age were made from crucible steels imported from far to the east.

A summary of the lecture mentioned by Emanuel on Eastern Influences on Polish Arms can be found at the link.

9th July 2009, 08:13 AM	#4
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 932	A lot more influence than one would first suspect Current thinking in archeometallurgy circles is that some of the Ulfberth inlaid swords of the Viking Age were made from crucible steels imported from far to the east. A summary of the lecture mentioned by Emanuel on Eastern Influences on Polish Arms can be found at the link.