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Tips of iron swords

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From Carlingwark Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire

Postcard of Tips of iron swords.
000-100-034-815-C
© National Museums Scotland

Tips of iron swords

These tips of iron swords are part of a hoard of native and Roman objects deposited in Carlingwark Loch in Kirkcudbrightshire sometime between 80 and 200 AD. Along with fragments of chain mail, they are the only warrior equipment in the hoard.

The tips of the swords were all deliberately cut off.

Offerings to the gods were often special material, treated in special ways or put in special places, such as water. Prestigious weapons such as swords are sometimes found broken, probably sacrificed as part of a ceremony we can only guess about.


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Online ID: 000-100-034-815-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DW 25
Date: Between 80 and 200 AD
Material: Iron; double-edged
Iron; double-edged
Iron; double-edged
Iron; double-edged
Iron; double-edged
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What: Blade, sword / portion
Sword tip
Sword tip
Sword tip
Sword tip
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Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
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Description: Portion of iron sword-blade from Carlingwark Loch
Iron sword tip from Carlingwark Loch
Iron sword tip from Carlingwark Loch
Iron sword tip from Carlingwark Loch
Iron sword tip from Carlingwark Loch
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