Original scientific paper

Romanesque sword from Jošane

Tatjana Kolak orcid.org/0000-0002-5382-9344 ; Museum of Lika in Gospić, Gosić, Croatia

Abstract

During the excavations under the rehabilitation works on the slope on which the mediaeval church of St. John is located in the village of Jošane on the Krbavsko field, a double-edged Romanesque sword was unearthed in 2015 in a devastated grave. According to its features, it is dated to the first half of the 13th century and belongs to the Oakeshott Type XIIA or XI, with the pommel of type Na and the 1A cross-guard. Analogous examples have been found in a wide area of Central and Southeastern Europe, from Switzerland to Romania. The production of such swords is attributed to workshops in southern Germany, and their spread to the eastern Hungarian border is associated with the activities of the Teutonic Order.

Keywords

Romanesque sword; Jošane; 13th century; pommel of Type Na; St. John, Lika;

Hrčak ID:

258526

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/258526

Publication date:

1.6.2021.

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