[MR] Wikipedia: Bamburgh Sword

[Garth Groff]

Noble Friends,

Today Wikipedia featured a brief article on the Bamburgh Sword: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamburgh_Sword . The sword is unique among 
Saxon blades of the 7th century in that it is pattern-welded from six 
pieces of iron instead of the usual four. Truly a sword fit for a king. 
The blade's recent history is almost as interesting as its heritage.

Sadly, the Wikipedia article does not include any pictures of the sword, 
but I found one for you: http://ansax.com/bamburgh-sword/ . Very rough 
looking now, but we all will look pretty dated after we've been buried 
for over 1,000 years.

Bamburgh Castle also has a great web site at: 
http://www.bamburghcastle.com/index.php . If you click on "history" and 
go to the timeline, the last entry for 1960 has two more pictures of the 
sword, or a reproduction as it must have looked when new. You can also 
read brief stories at other points on the timeline, take an interactive 
tour of the castle, or "browse" some of the books from their "library". 
It is a very well-done site about one of the most important castles in 
northern England.

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, Back After Journeying in the Wilds of the East Kingdom