Essays on archaeological subjects, and on various questions connected with the history of art, science, and literature in the Middle Ages (1861)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877 · London, Smith · leaf 136
ge a seax, that ourforefathers derived their name of Saxons. Anotherweapon, the axe, is found at times in the Saxongraves, but it is of very rare occurrence, and wasprobably not in general use in this island. The ac-companying group of weapons were taken from onegrave on Kingston Down; they consist… … 4. Weapons, from Kingston Down. Over the breast of the Saxon warrior is generallyfound the iron umbo or boss of his shield. Its shape * Mr. Akerman, Pagan Saxondom, p. 48, has given hisopinion that the sword was not an ordinary weapon of ourAnglo-Saxon forefathers, and states that its occurrence in…
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