https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67467
https://arkeologerna.com/bloggar/gardar-och-gravfalt-utanfor-vasteras/kortsvard-fran-jarnaldern-hittat-i-skalby/
Nice piece, especially the hilt.
I thought the History Blog dating was odd - "Its style dates it to the Vendel Period between the 7th and 9th centuries A.D", which is running far too late for the Vendel period - but the original Swedish piece says "dateras till vendeltid/vikingatid", so Vendel or Viking period.
I look forward to Dave duplicating the hilt pattern on his early Saxon 18mm figures :)
::)
He already does, it's just you cannot see it because the figure grasps it firmly in his hand 8)
Actually,
if you look at the Wiglaf figures.....