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Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.52064/vamz.54.1.19

A contribution to the discussion about an early medieval sword from the Jegeniš (Legrad-Šoderica) gravel pit

Goran Bilogrivić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-1108-4380


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Abstract

Numerous weapons and items of warrior equipment have been
found in the Jegeniš gravel pit in Podravina. Among them is an
early medieval sword without a pommel, already published in
detail by Željko Demo, in 1984, as Petersen’s type S. A critical
reaction with a different attribution by Zdenko Vinski soon followed,
and further discussion ceased. However, the publications
of both authors provoke additional questions. In an attempt to
answer them, this paper presents the results of a new analysis
of the Jegeniš sword. These reveal several hitherto unknown or
unnoticed details, mostly of the blade and the hilt, which alter
and substantially supplement the findings about this complex
weapon.

Keywords

sword, Early Middle Ages, Petersen type S, pattern-welding, Jegeniš gravel pit, Legrad-Šoderica

Hrčak ID:

266427

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/266427

Publication date:

6.12.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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