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The Perfect Sword

Forging the Dark Ages

Edoardo Albert, Paul Gething

When Paul Gething opened an archaeologist’s old suitcase he rediscovered a rusty length of metal excavated at Bamburgh Castle three decades earlier, which scientific analysis revealed to be a 7th-century sword of uniquely high quality. In this book the authors explain how and why such pattern-welded swords were produced and describe a project to study the weapon and to recreate it using technologies available to the original swordsmith. 
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Birlinn
  • Year: 2022
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 239x160mm
  • ISBN: 9781780277844
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.5kg
Product code:
533746
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