Single Edged Viking Sword Wheeler Type VII

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See R.E. Mortimer Wheeler, London And The Vikings, London Museum Catalogues: No.1, 1927, pp. 31-32, fig. 13, VII; Ian Peirce, Swords Of The Viking Age, 2002, pp. 110-113 and pp. 50-51 for an example with a single-edged blade.

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