About: Ulfberht   Sponge Permalink

An Entity of Type : dbkwik:resource/t9ln_EbmcSHrBZziiWPG4g==, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

Ulfberht is a name given to unique Viking swords used throughout Scandinavia more than a thousand years ago. The standard of their unique, high-quality steel remained unparalleled until the Industrial Revolution. Alan Williams, an archaeometallurgist and consultant to the Wallace Collection, claimed that the Ulfberht was "the greatest sword ever made", surpassing weapons such as the katana and longsword. 171 such swords have been found so far, but only a few of these have been proven to be authentic Ulfberht swords. The earliest date from 850.

AttributesValues
rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Ulfberht
rdfs:comment
  • Ulfberht is a name given to unique Viking swords used throughout Scandinavia more than a thousand years ago. The standard of their unique, high-quality steel remained unparalleled until the Industrial Revolution. Alan Williams, an archaeometallurgist and consultant to the Wallace Collection, claimed that the Ulfberht was "the greatest sword ever made", surpassing weapons such as the katana and longsword. 171 such swords have been found so far, but only a few of these have been proven to be authentic Ulfberht swords. The earliest date from 850.
Head type
  • acute distal taper, and point
Length
  • avg. 91 cm
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
Number
  • 171(xsd:integer)
hilt type
  • One-handed with pommel, variable guard
Origin
  • Scandinavia
Service
  • Approximately 800–1000 AD
Name
  • Ulfberht
Type
Caption
  • The +ULFBERHT+ inlay in a sword from the early 9th century
Width
  • 5.0
Wars
Weight
  • avg. 1.2 kg
Used by
blade type
  • Double-edged, straight bladed, slight taper
production date
  • 800(xsd:integer)
design date
  • 800.0
Designer
  • Possibly "Ulfberht"
abstract
  • Ulfberht is a name given to unique Viking swords used throughout Scandinavia more than a thousand years ago. The standard of their unique, high-quality steel remained unparalleled until the Industrial Revolution. Alan Williams, an archaeometallurgist and consultant to the Wallace Collection, claimed that the Ulfberht was "the greatest sword ever made", surpassing weapons such as the katana and longsword. 171 such swords have been found so far, but only a few of these have been proven to be authentic Ulfberht swords. The earliest date from 850.
Alternative Linked Data Views: ODE     Raw Data in: CXML | CSV | RDF ( N-Triples N3/Turtle JSON XML ) | OData ( Atom JSON ) | Microdata ( JSON HTML) | JSON-LD    About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data] Valid XHTML + RDFa
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3217, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu), Standard Edition
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2012 OpenLink Software