Original scientific paper

Early Carolingian sword find from Škabrnja

Luka Bekić ; Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Ante Uglešić ; Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

Abstract

The paper presents for the first time an early mediaeval Carolingian sword found in Škabrnja near Zadar. This chance find originates from a devastated Early Croatian cemetery, still unknown to archaeological science. Regardless of the archaeological context, i.e. the circumstances of the find, this sword is in itself a very valuable contribution to the archaeological knowledge of the early Middle Ages and the creation of the mediaeval Croatian state. This work presents a technical description of the sword, its' typology and dating, as well as an attempt to consider it in the broader context of the early Middle Ages in Croatia.

Keywords

early Middle Ages; double-edged sword; Carolingians; spatha; Early Croatian period; Škabrnja;

Hrčak ID:

258505

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/258505

Publication date:

1.6.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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