An early medieval sword with a Carolingian  K-type pommel from
Varín in Northwestern Slovakia:  A status symbol rather than a
weapon

J 2026

An early medieval sword with a Carolingian K-type pommel from Varín in Northwestern Slovakia: A status symbol rather than a weapon

ROBAK, Zbigniew

Základní údaje

Originální název

An early medieval sword with a Carolingian K-type pommel from Varín in Northwestern Slovakia: A status symbol rather than a weapon

Název česky

Raně středověký meč s karolínskou hlavicítypu K z Varína na severozápadním Slovensku: Statusový symbol spíše než součást výzbroje

Autoři

ROBAK, Zbigniew

Vydání

ARCHEOLOGICKÉ ROZHLEDY, Státní archeologický ústav, 2026, 0323-1267

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60102 Archaeology

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL, URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 0.500 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2026.317

Klíčová slova anglicky

Early Middle Ages; Carolingian period; Carolingian sword; Elites; metallography

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 17. 3. 2026 16:56, Mgr. Zbigniew Robak, PhD.

Anotace

V originále

Early medieval swords, Carolingian or Viking, are treated and usually discussed in the literature as finds related to elites. In real life, however, second-grade swords were also made, and old and used weapons were repaired and traded. Lower-quality items were used by people with aspirations who could not afford to acquire expensive signs of status. Here, the author describes the find of a Carolingian-type sword from Varín in Northwestern Slovakia, which is determined to be a difficult-to-classify, low-end, early medieval product. However, it fits into the historical context of Carolingian times, when a class of new European nobility was forming. These considerations shed new light on the genesis of this social group.

Návaznosti

CZ.02.01.01/00/22_010/0008854, interní kód MU
(Kód CEP: EH22_010/0008854)

Název: MSCAfellow7_MUNI

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, MSCAfellow7_MUNI, Priorita 1 - Výzkum a vývoj

EH22_010/0008854, projekt VaV

Název: MSCAfellow7_MUNI

Citovat

ROBAK, Zbigniew. An early medieval sword with a Carolingian K-type pommel from Varín in Northwestern Slovakia: A status symbol rather than a weapon. ARCHEOLOGICKÉ ROZHLEDY. Státní archeologický ústav, 2026, roč. 2025, č. 77, s. 419-437. ISSN 0323-1267. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2026.317.

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ROBAK, Zbigniew. An early medieval sword with a Carolingian K-type pommel from Varín in Northwestern Slovakia: A status symbol rather than a weapon. \textit{ARCHEOLOGICKÉ ROZHLEDY}. Státní archeologický ústav, 2026, roč.~2025, č.~77, s.~419-437. ISSN~0323-1267. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.35686/AR.2026.317.

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