Posted: Dec 12, 2016 9:17 pm
More interesting information about Anglo-Saxon era trade I ran across recently, on a FB page dedicated to sword construction and reproductions (accurate ones, not flash and trash).
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1608444 ... 437601542/
The sword on the left was found in the Staffordshire Hoard, consisting of 7th and 8th century artifacts laid down up to a century later. In the middle is a reproduction of the sword, with hilt parts on the right.
Of key note are the red objects in the hilt - they are not enamels, but instead finely fitted bits of garnet - from India.
The hell with Syria - trade goods were arriving from INDIA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffords ... d#Weaponry
http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1608444 ... 437601542/
The sword on the left was found in the Staffordshire Hoard, consisting of 7th and 8th century artifacts laid down up to a century later. In the middle is a reproduction of the sword, with hilt parts on the right.
Of key note are the red objects in the hilt - they are not enamels, but instead finely fitted bits of garnet - from India.
The hell with Syria - trade goods were arriving from INDIA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffords ... d#Weaponry
http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/