Iron Age Gündlingen type sword

Photo: National Museums Liverpool CC By SA2.0
Object type: Sword
Period: Iron Age
Primary material: Copper alloy
Date found: 01/11/2022
Location: Denbighshire

Description

A Gündlingen type sword dating to c. 800 – 750 BC. In the PAS record, Brendan O’Connor notes “This type of sword are uncommon in western Britain and are thought to originate in western Europe between Meuse and the Trent, around 800 BC”. A Find of Note of Regional Importance.