The Swords of Britain
- ISBN-10
- 3406305008
- ISBN-13
- 9783406305009
- Category
- Bronze age
- Pages
- 179
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- C.H.Beck
- Authors
- Colin Burgess, Ian Colquhoun
Description
Unclassified : Type Wilburton – Variant A ( see p . 40 ff . ) : 781. Near Corbridge , Northumberland . - This is probably a Scandinavian sword , as the Forster collection 777 A. Mortlake , Surrey . – Single find .
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