Pedang Ulfberht

Ulfberht swords
Ulfberht swords
	; +VLFBEHT+ inscription in the blade of a 9th-century sword (Germanisches Nationalmuseum FG 2187).
Jenis	Sword
Sejarah produksi
Diproduksi	9th to 11th centuries
Spesifikasi
Berat	avg. 1.2 kg (2.7 lb)
Panjang	avg. 91 cm (36 in)
Lebar	5 cm (2 in)
Tipe pedang	Double-edged, straight bladed, slight taper
Tipe gagang	One-handed with pommel, variable guard
Tipe kepala	acute distal taper, and point

Pedang Ulfberht adalah pedang dari masa pertengahan awal, sekitar abad 9 hingga 10 Masehi, dengan ciri khas bilah pedangnya diukirkan kata +VLBERHT+ (dan beberapa varian). Pedang ini sering dianggap pedang bangsa Viking, padahal sebenarnya lebih banyak dibuat Bangsa Frankish. Hingga kini, ada 100-170 pedang Ulfberht yang diketahui.

Deskripsi[sunting | sunting sumber]

Pedang ini adalah transisi pedang Viking lama menuju pedang masa pertengahan akhir, pedang kesatria. Kebanyakan memiliki bilah Oakeshott tipe X. Pedang ini juga merupakan awal dari kebiasaan mengukirkan tulisan di bilah pedang. Bagian belakang dari pedang ini biasanya memiliki pola geometris, biasanya persilangan dari garis-garis vertikal. Ada pula beberapa bilah yang mempunyai pola geometris, namun tanpa tulisan "VLFBERHT".^[2]

Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]

^ found in 1960 in the Old Rhine close to Friesenheimer Insel, Mannheim. Treasures of German Art and History in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, 2001, p. 23.
^ Stalsberg (2008:2): "This indicates that geometrical and other marks were frequently welded into sword blades which have no signature, and it demonstrates that the technique of welding rods into the blade to make marks and signatures was known in many countries in Europe. This is a point to be kept in mind when discussing the question if Vlfberht blades or signatures may have been copied or falsified."

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[1] und in 1960 in the Old Rhine close to Friesenheimer Insel, Mannheim. Treasures of German Art and History in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, 2001, p. 23.

[2] Stalsberg (2008:2): "This indicates that geometrical and other marks were frequently welded into sword blades which have no signature, and it demonstrates that the technique of welding rods into the blade to make marks and signatures was known in many countries in Europe. This is a point to be kept in mind when discussing the question if Vlfberht blades or signatures may have been copied or falsified."

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