St Patrick's Isle Pagan Lady Burial Knife Blade
Date made: Viking: 800-1265
Description: This knife blade is complete, but very corroded. The top of the blade is straight from the hilt before it angles down towards the tip. X-rays suggest it was made in three sections - a soft iron back, pattern-welded core and a steel cutting edge. Fragments of silver and iron wire (1984-0016/40) probably associated with this knife.
Found on the floor of the grave in the central pelvic region, the knife may originally have been suspended from the waist.
This type of knife is more common in England than Scandinavia.
Measurements: c.125mm
Materials: silver, steel, wood
Date found: 1984
Object name: knife
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1984-0016/21b