Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - any good displays/collections of merovingian/visigothic swords/lances/axes

Lee · 10th July 2009, 09:53 PM

I presume that there will actually be some fine museum holdings in the U.S.; oddly, though, I am unaware of where, as these are usually displayed with other excavated items of the same culture rather than going into an arms and armour section. It would have been hard to avoid such items when I went into museums while stationed in Germany and I did not avoid them.

I would suggest you start with Ewart Oakeshott's Archaeology of Weapons which should be available at most public libraries or for less than $10 postpaid on the internet. More text than illustrations, but a nice lucidly written overview.

Also, I'll see if I can rustle up a few pictures for you.

10th July 2009, 09:53 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 932	I presume that there will actually be some fine museum holdings in the U.S.; oddly, though, I am unaware of where, as these are usually displayed with other excavated items of the same culture rather than going into an arms and armour section. It would have been hard to avoid such items when I went into museums while stationed in Germany and I did not avoid them. I would suggest you start with Ewart Oakeshott's Archaeology of Weapons which should be available at most public libraries or for less than $10 postpaid on the internet. More text than illustrations, but a nice lucidly written overview. Also, I'll see if I can rustle up a few pictures for you.