Danelagh – Petersen Type L Viking Sword - 9th to 10th Century

This sword recreates one of the rare complete examples of the Petersen Type L: a straight blade with a slightly raised midrib and sloped edges, beneath a pommel with a curved base and three lobes separated by narrow bands.

Two closely comparable swords were published by Ian Peirce in Swords of the Viking Age (2002, pp. 77–81), both held in the British Museum. One is the celebrated Witham sword, documented as early as Bjørn (1940) and Oakeshott (1960). A further example was excavated in Wales in 2002.

Swords of this type are found especially in Britain, concentrated between roughly 900 and 1050 AD. This is the period when England fell under Danish influence and, for a time, formed part of the Anglo-Danish empire of Cnut the Great (1017–1035).

Developed in consultation with a historian specialising in early medieval sword typology, it is part of Deepeeka's series of historian-guided Viking sword reconstructions. Suited to serious collectors, museum-style display, and living history of the English Danelaw period.

Specifications

• Overall length: 37 3/16″
• Blade length: 31 1/4″
• Weight: 2 lb 13.3 oz
• Blade width: 59.6 mm
• Blade thickness: 4.5 – 4.6 mm
• Point of balance: 7 3/16″
• Blade: EN45 high-carbon steel
• Edge: Unsharpened
• Pommel: Peened
• Class: Light Combat
• Culture: Viking

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