About this object
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ID:
10989
Production date:
Middle Saxon; 7th - 8th century
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Location:
In Store
This single-edged iron blade was known as a 'seax' or 'scramasax'. Its blade is decorated with grooves. Fighting knives of this shape were used more by the Franks (in modern France) than by the Anglo- Saxons. From Stratford, east London.
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Measurements
L 445 mm (overall); L 306 mm (blade); W 38 mm (overall)
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Materials
iron
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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