Saxon Arms

[werecow]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

I think I found which reference you mean. I was going through Norman (1980) looking through the pommels chapter for anything described as Saxon, as well as indexes but found nothing with that specific designation.
I found the book "Die Schwerter und Schwertknaufe der Sammlung Carl van Schwerzbac-Bregenz" by Dr. R.Forrers, Leipzig, 1905.

Yeah, European Sword Pommels is the English translation it seems:

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by werecow

Yeah, European Sword Pommels is the English translation it seems:

Thank you so much for the heads up on this book! Looks pretty essential for sword study that would greatly accompany these others. Sounds like it would be valuable for Merenti in his research as well.



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