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Migration Period sword
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The Migration Period sword was a type of sword popular during the Migration Period and the Merovingian period of European history, particularly among the Germanic peoples. It later gave rise to the Carolingian or Viking sword type of the 8th to 11th centuries AD.
Germanic type ring sword – France, 6th century
Hilt of a Vendel period sword found at Valsgärde
Hilt of a Vendel period sword found at Valsgärde
Depiction of a late Roman spatha on a diptych (dated to 406 AD)
Depiction of a late Roman spatha on a diptych (dated to 406 AD)
5th-century Alamannic gold hilt spatha found at Villingendorf
5th-century Alamannic gold hilt spatha found at Villingendorf
Seax
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A seax is a small sword, fighting knife or dagger typical of the Germanic peoples of the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages, especially the Saxons. The name comes from an Old English word for "knife".
Some Merovingian seaxes
The remains of a seax together with a replica
The remains of a seax together with a replica
A modern broken-back seax
A modern broken-back seax