Mid 10th-mid 11th century AD. A western European long double cutting sword with broad tapering blade with evidence of its use on the battlefield; wide shallow fullers occupy half of the blade's width, inlaid with a simple Greek cross and X within a circle; a long straight guard and a broad short grip, the stout tang ending with the usual plain Brazil nut pommel. See Oakeshott, J. R. E., The Archaeology of the weapons, London, 1960; Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Suffolk, 2002; Nicolle, D., Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350, vol I, London, 1999; the sword finds a good parallel with a specimen from Spain, published by Peirce (2002, p.124), with another specimen in Cambridge; a 12th century sword from Germany, in the Wallace collection, London, England (Nicolle, 1999, fig.424); also a sword in Dresden, with the name 'INGELRII' on one side and the phrase 'HOMO DEI' on the other, dated circa 1100 AD; and a sword once in the Oakeshott collection with the mark of Carrocium, dated circa 11th century. 799 grams, 91.5cm (36"). From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; believed from Lyon, France; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato. According to Oakeshott (1960, p.204) the sword of type X, were a development of Viking sword of type VIII with slight modifications. Oakeshott describes such swords as common in the late Viking age (last tenth century) and remaining in use until the first quarter of the 13th century. The evidence in sculptures, shows the pommel being well used into the 12th century, and even until the 1200, as shown by the images of Saint Zeno in Verona, in the scene of Roland and Faragut (Nicolle, 1999, fig.576 A-D").