The work by Kirpichnikov and Stalsberg that the newspaper article refers
to is actually very interesting and Kirpichnikov does put forward the
assertion that most Ulbehrt inscribed swords were produced in area of
the middle Rhine. Most interesting to me was the research itself.
Kirpichnikov and Stalsberg wanted to show that many more swords than
previously anticipated bore maker's insignia on the blades and when they
were not allowed to mechanically clean and then etch the blades they
developed a technique using a series of photographs under different
lighting conditions to image the inscriptions. Unfortunately the
publication I read gave almost no details as to the actual process. The
reference is:
Kirpichnikov, A.N. & Stalsberg, A. 1998. New investigations of Viking
Age swords: materials in Norwegian museums. In: Wesse, A (ed.). Studien
zur Archaeologie des Ostseeraumes: Von der Eisenzeit zum Mittelalter.
Dan
Daniel Jeffery
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Arizona
1235 East North Campus Drive
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520.481.4068
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Subject: Another half report from the web
Anybody know any more about the 9th century steel trade where the
Germans were supplying the steel for viking blade - see
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1429695.html
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