English: The best preserved sword from the early Middle Ages in Finland has been excavated in from a man grave on Papinmäki in Eura. The helve is decorated by Germanic animal ornamentation chased in gold and silver. Also the shethe has been decorated in an artistic way.
Svenska: Det bäst bevarade svärdet från Finlands merovingertid har grävts fram ur en mansgrav på Prästbacken i Eura. Handtaget pryds av germansk djurornamentik ciselerad i guld och silver. Även svärdets slida har dekorerats på ett konstnärligt sätt.
Français : Arme trouvée dans une tombe finlandaise à Papinmäki dans la ville de Eura, décorations en or et argent.
Date
Early Middle Ages.
Source
Kari Tarkiainen: Sveriges Österland, p. 47.
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