Publication details
Mečové pásy 9.–10. století v západní a střední Evropě (typologie, chronologie, provenience, symbolika)
| Title in English | Sword belts of 9th and 10th century in western and central Europe (typology, chronology, provenience and symbolism) |
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Bojná 2. Nové výsledky výzkumov včasnostredovekých hradísk. Archaeologica Slovaca Monographiae – Fontes XX |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Early Middle Ages; sword; belt; mount; Slavs; Frankish Empire |
| Description | The paper sums up the hitherto knowledge of sword belts from the 9th and 10th centuries in central and western Europe. The new typology of sword belts is established; author discusses the chronology and provenience of the sword belt types, and also their symbolic meaning in Early Middle Ages. |