Avar-Age Polearms and Edged Weapons. Classification, Typology, Chronology and Technology

148 CHAPTER 2 likely it can be interpreted as the application of a traditional image type. A similar mounted warrior was represe ...

Polearms 149 5 Conclusions Only 532 spearheads (80.85%) from the 658 listed in the catalogue were suit- able for classification, ...

150 CHAPTER 2 The classification of Early phase spearheads revealed some typological devel- opments: A process of simplification ...

Polearms 151 Lenticular spearheads of the P.III form-group are mainly characteristic of Merovingian material culture293 but they ...

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Edged Weapons 153 weapon mentioned in the literature has been listed in the catalogue, although some remain unpublished or are k ...

154 CHAPTER 3 swords, since most of the ring-pommels were manufactured from the same piece of iron as the blade itself.5 As a re ...

Edged Weapons 155 Figure 56 Spathae (E.I.A): 1. Budapest III. Óbuda, Szőlő utca (Kovrig 1955a, 33, jegyzet; Kovrig 1955b, 167, ...

156 CHAPTER 3 although only two of them were found in actual Late Avar burials.6 In what follows, these spathae will be presente ...

Edged Weapons 157 Figure 57 Spathae (E.I.A): 1. Kölked–Feketekapu A, grave No. 264 (Kiss 1996, 77–78, Taf. 59/12.); 2. Kölked–Fe ...

158 CHAPTER 3 Figure 58 Spathae (E.I.A) 1. Környe, grave No. 8 (Salamon – Erdélyi 1971, 14–15, Taf. 32/6; Simon 1991, 295.); 2. ...

Edged Weapons 159 Figure 59 Spathae (E.I.A): 1. Tiszafüred–Majoros, grave No. 44 (Garam 1995, 13, Taf. 123.); Kölked–Feketekapu ...

160 CHAPTER 3 drew attention to the relative frequency of these weapons in Early phase burial grounds of Eastern Transdanubia an ...

Edged Weapons 161 half of the 6th century and still saw burials during the 7th century,15 such as Vereşmort,16 Noşlac17 and Brat ...

162 CHAPTER 3 Figure 60 Spathae (E.I.A) of the 8th century: 1. Želovce, grave No. 124 (Čilinská 1973, 57, XXII/16.); 2. Wien–XXI ...

Edged Weapons 163 A double-edged sword with a three-lobed inlaid pommel and short, wide, rounded crossguard, was found at Sziget ...

164 CHAPTER 3 The spathae (double-edged swords of western origin) were not common close combat weapons during the Late Avar peri ...

Edged Weapons 165 Figure 61 Double-edged swords with lenticular cross section (E.I.B): 1. Andocs– Újhalastó, grave No. 21 (Garam ...

166 CHAPTER 3 Figure 62 Byzantine swords: 1. Kölked–Feketekapu A, grave No. 259 (Kiss 1996, 75–76, Taf. 57); 2. Aradac – Mečka, ...

Edged Weapons 167 (map 28). A number of these swords were decorated with gold, silver or copper alloy sheet about their hilt and ...