Fig. 408.—Silver mounting for scabbard. ½ real size.
Fig. 409.—One of 1,000 spears, inlaid with concentric circles. ⅓ real size.
Fig. 410.—One of 1,000 spears. ⅓ real size.
Over 1,000 spears were found; the handles of most of them were broken off, but five have been preserved complete; these are 8 feet 7⅔ inches long, 9 feet 2 inches long 9 feet long, 11 feet long, and 6½ feet long. The handles are made of ash, and some spears are ornamented with threads of gold, silver or bronze inlaid in concentric circles; sometimes ornaments are traced up the middle of the blade, and originally these also were filled with some kind of metal.
Fig. 411.—Crocodile’s head carved in wood. Real size.
Fig. 412.—Brynja, or coat of mail, 3 feet long.