| Summary : Late 9th century Viking burial found in 1898 in Ormside churchyard. The skeleton was accompanied by a sword, shield boss, knife and piece of iron rod, 11 1/2" long, semi-tubular in section and pierced with four rivets at intervals of 2 1/2". The sword is late 9th century. A Bronze Age cist was also discovered, and the suggestion is that the church is built on a prehistoric barrow. |
More information : (NY 701176) Viking burial discovered in Ormside churchyard
in 1898. The skeleton was accompanied by a sword, shield boss, knife
and piece of iron rod, 11 1/2" long, semi-tubular in section and
pierced with four rivets at intervals of 2 1/2". The sword, which is
of Jan Petersen type M, is late 9th century (see illustration). The
finds with the exception of the knife, which has been lost, are in
Tullie House Museum, Carlisle. (1-2)
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