Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Late Bronze Age leaf shaped sword
Blade double-edged, without mid-rib. The butt of the handle-plate is missing and the edges of the blade are worn. Two rivet holes, with one blank, on the axis of the hilt; four on the shoulder, part of which is missing.
Leaf-shaped sword, 1000-800 BCE.
Bronze Age weapons have been discovered across Europe. They show how important warriors were in these early metal-working communities. Weapons have changed over time. At first flat daggers and knives were the most typical. These were followed by dirks and rapiers for stabbing and thrusting. Towards the end of the Bronze Age, the first true slashing swords became the weapons of choice. Bronze spearheads were also used. 3,700 years ago they replaced bows and arrows as the most common projectile weapon.
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Site Name: Bwlch-y-Fedwen, Penrhyndeudraeth
Notes: Found in the garden of Bwlch-y-Fedwen
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