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Hošek, Jiří |
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Košta, Jiří |
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Bárta, Patrick |
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2012-12-01T00:00:00Z |
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| dc.identifier |
10.3989/gladius.2012.0005 |
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0436-029X |
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1988-4168 |
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https://doaj.org/article/8767f18787094f7faeda9b5b5599cad7 |
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The paper deals with a metallographic examination of a sword from grave No. 438, which was uncovered at the site of Mikulčice (Hodonín county), a former early medieval stronghold in Moravia (Czech Republic). Mikulčice was one of the main power centres of the Great Moravia – the first state formed by Slavs north of the Danube River – which was created in the first third of the 9th century and ended at the beginning of the 10th century. The sword, provided with a single flattened hemispherical pommel (Petersen X type), has a blade bearing an inscription that is no longer legible. According to the results of metallographic examination, the blade was hardened and consists of steel cutting edges welded on a core, which was composed of steel side-plates and a middle strip of iron or low-carbon steel. It was an excellent sword, undoubtedly one of the best swords excavated in Mikulčice.<br><br>El artículo trata de un examen metalográfico de una espada de la tumba número 438, que fue descubierta en el yacimiento de Mikulčice (Hodonín Condado), antiguo bastión bajomedieval en Moravia (República Checa). Mikulčice fue uno de los centros de poder principales del Gran Moravia - la primera agrupación estatal de los eslavos del norte del río Danubio - que se creó en el primer tercio del siglo IX y fue abolido al comienzo del siglo X. La espada, que cuenta con un pomo aplanado hemiesféri-co (Petersen tipo X), tiene una hoja con una inscripción que ya no es legible. De acuerdo con los resulta-dos del examen metalográfico, la hoja fue endurecida y se compone de filos de corte de acero, soldados a un núcleo. Éste está compuesto de placas laterales de acero y una franja central de hierro o de acero dulce. Era una espada excelente, sin duda, una de las mejores espadas jamás excavadas en Mikulčice. |
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EN |
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FR |
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ES |
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas |
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| dc.relation |
http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius/article/view/250/255 |
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https://doaj.org/toc/0436-029X |
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https://doaj.org/toc/1988-4168 |
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Gladius, Vol 32, Iss 0, Pp 87-102 (2012) |
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| dc.subject |
Archaeometallurgy |
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| dc.subject |
Metallography |
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Early Medieval sword |
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Blade inscription |
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Great Moravia |
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Mikulčice |
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Arqueometalurgia |
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Metalografía |
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Espada bajomedieval |
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Inscripción en la hoja |
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Gran Moravia |
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Mikulčice |
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Military Science |
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U |
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DOAJ:Military Science |
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DOAJ:Technology and Engineering |
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History (General) |
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D1-2009 |
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| dc.title |
The metallographic examination of sword no. 438 as part of a systematic survey of swords from the early medieval stronghold of Mikulčice, Czech Republic |
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article |
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Journal Licence: CC BY-NC |
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