Bronze age sword moulds in Germany?

[Jeroen Zuiderwijk]

Does anyone know if any clay or stone sword mould fragments are known from Germany, or anywhere else on the mainland of Europe for that matter? All my current knowledge is based on moulds from the UK. I do know of a sandstone sword mould from Heilbronn-Neckargartach, but so far that's the only sword mould I know from outside the UK. I'm particularly interested in clay moulds.

[Claudia]

Only sword moulds, or other moulds, too?
If you are also interested in other moulds, I might have a few articles.

If its only sword moulds: I remember seeing a couple of replicas of moulds and their swords and explanations about bronze moulds (!) in the Helms-Museum in Hamburg. It seems as if there are finds of bronze moulds. Maybe you can get to Hamburg and look for yourself (olr ask somebody from Hamburg to get the info for you).

[Steve Lenz]

Sword moulds and other:

http://www.archaeologisch.de/forschung/ ... rtach.html

[Jeroen Zuiderwijk]

Only sword moulds, or other moulds, too?

Just sword moulds. I know plenty of other moulds, but of sword moulds I only know one from the mainland.

If its only sword moulds: I remember seeing a couple of replicas of moulds and their swords and explanations about bronze moulds (!) in the Helms-Museum in Hamburg. It seems as if there are finds of bronze moulds. Maybe you can get to Hamburg and look for yourself (olr ask somebody from Hamburg to get the info for you).

Bronze sword moulds? Or do you mean just the hilt? I know one bronze hilt mould.

[Jeroen Zuiderwijk]

Sword moulds and other:

http://www.archaeologisch.de/forschung/ ... rtach.html

That's the one I mentioned which I already knew

[Claudia]

Bronze sword moulds? Or do you mean just the hilt? I know one bronze hilt mould.

I don't remember exactly. You would need to ask the Helms-Museum.

[S. Crumbach]

Maybe the articel ist useful:

The genesis and spread of bronze swords in the early iron age: a new analysis
Laurent Dhennequin
in
Archäologisches Korrespondenzblatt Jahrgang 36 (3/2006)
Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz

[M. Mödlinger]

Hi Jeroen,

There?s the stone mould from Neckargartach, which was just mentioned. Here you find more moulds (just brainstorming)

* sandstone mould of Piverone, Italy (PBF, Bianco-Peroni; Erbenheim-type sword)
* sandstone mould of Font, Kanton Fribourg (Locras type sword)
* two stone moulds of Odessa, Ukraine
* bronze mould of a Mörigen sword hilt, found in Erlingshofen, Germany
* sandstone mould of Castione di Marchesi, Italy (PBF, Bianco-Peroni; Roncoferrano type sword)
* sand?stone moulds of Radzovce and Plesany, Slovakia (don?t know the type of sword)

Hope I could help! If you need more literature, just tell me!


LG,
Marianne.

[Jeroen Zuiderwijk]

Thanks! I'll see if I can find the publications.

[Blattspitze]

There are several sword moulds known from Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein.
They were made of clay and had a wooden stick as a stabaliser parallel to the to be blade inside. When the moulds were fired, the sticks vanished.

[R. Schumann]

I think there are some moulds in P. Schauer, Die Schwerter in Süddeutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. PBF VI,2 (München 1971) if i remember right, i?ll look it up tomorrow

[Blattspitze]

From: Aner,E. und Kersten,K.(1979): Band V Südschleswig-West Nordfriesland
Die Funde der älteren Bronzezeit des nordischen Kreises in Dänemark, Schleswig-Holstein und Niedersachsen
(These books are addictable for all BA - fans!!!)