07-17-2008, 08:01 PM
Quote:Iagoba:2nb1buw3 Wrote:Middle 8th century, I think.
The third person referred to is an 8th c. nobleman from Dürbheim, identified by a lot of silver fitting on his belt, scabbard, spurs etc.
So the scabbard is mid-8th c.?
For me it looks a little bit earlier…(7th century?)
For a Langsax the scabbard is to short and bright.
A Grave of Bräunlingen is dated to the 8th century too, with Langsax, but no Metal elements for the Scabbard.
Mostly all 8th century rivets/ nails are surrounded by little perls/balls, called Perlrandnieten.
Referencing to Frauke Stein (“Adelsgräber des achten Jahrhunderts in Deutschland) specially all rivets for sax scabbard have this kind of rivets.
The wearing of the Langsax ist shown at one Images of the Stuttgarter Psalter, it is a substitute for a sword, shorter versions of the sax are often found in combination with the sword.
I searched this book “H. Steuer. Krieger und Bauern- Bauernkrieger. In: Die Alamannen(Stuttgart 1997) S.275 f.“ , sorry this scabbard I have not found in it.
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