Shuna swords
The three Shuna swords from the 8th century BC. Were found on Shuna ( Scottish Gaelic Siùna ), probably one of the uninhabited islands of the Slate Islands in the Inner Hebrides archipelago in Scotland .
The swords from the hoard were found around 1875 while cutting peat in a bog stuck upright in the ground. They come from the Bronze Age Ewart Park phase ,
were made in England and are a testament to the wealth and culture of the area and a valuable sacrifice.
- Sword 1 is 64.2 cm long, with a maximum blade width of 4.75 cm it is in good condition, but the surface is corroded.
- Sword 2 has a length of 60.2 cm, with a maximum blade width of 4.5 cm. It has a few small notches on the edge.
- Sword 3 with the tip missing has a length of 53.8 cm and a maximum blade width of 3.9 cm.
literature
- J. Anderson: Notice of a remarkable find of bronze swords and other bronze articles in Edinburgh; with notes on bronze swords found in Scotland , In: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 13, 1878-79, pp. 332-333.
- Ian Colquhoun, Colin Burgess, The swords of Britain. Prehistoric Bronze Finds Section IV , Vol. 5. CH Beck Munich, pp. 92–93.
- John Morton Coles: Scottish Late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology , Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol. 93, 1959-60. P. 38. [1]
Web links
- Description (Engl.)
- Entry on Shuna in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to Canmore ( https://canmore.org.uk/site/22537/shuna ) there is no further information about the place of discovery, since Mr. Thomson, who donated a sword to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, from the Slate Island Shuna came, it is believed that this is also where it was found. The other option would be Shuna Island in Loch Linnhe
Coordinates: 56 ° 12 '39.9 " N , 5 ° 36" 49.3 " W.