Episode 1070
Abingdon Sword
Wed, 2020-Apr-08 00:33 UTC
Length - 1:45
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The random article for Wednesday, 8 April 2020 is Abingdon Sword.
The Abingdon Sword is a late Anglo-Saxon iron sword and hilt of the late 9th or early 10th century; only the first few inches of the blade remain attached to the hilt.
The sword was found in 1874 at Bog Mill (possibly Buggs Mill, on the River Ock), near the town of Abingdon on the River Thames in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) in England. It is held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, north of Abingdon. The Abingdon Sword has silver mounts inlaid with niello in the Trewhiddle style. The sword's guard has interlaced animal motifs. Ornamentation includes symbols of the Evangelists. The pommel of the sword has two animal heads for decoration.
A reproduction of the Abingdon Sword has been on display at Abingdon County Hall Museum since it reopened in 2012. The style of the guards and pommel also suggest the sword dates from the late ninth to tenth century.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:33 UTC on Wednesday, 8 April 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Abingdon Sword on Wikipedia.
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