"sword of the Frankish type". The Franks attempted to limit the Vikings' use of weapons and armour produced in Francia—fearing that they would eventually face equally armed opponents. Chapter 10 of the Capitulare Bononiense of 811 made it illegal for any clerical functionary to supply swords or armour to non-Frankish individuals. Laws like this were enacted throughout Francia. Ultimately, in 864, King Charles the Bald of West Francia made the practice punishable by death. Some scholars have proposed that such laws proved so effective at stemming the flow of Frankish weapons that they initiated the practice of raiding for which Vikings became notorious. Saga accounts Battles Battle of Hafrsfjord Battle of Hastings Battle of Hjörungavágr Battle of Svolder Battle of Nesjar Battle of Stiklestad Battle of Remich Sack of Santiago de Compostela Duels Kormáks saga, holmgang of Kormák and Bersi See also Anglo-Saxon warfare Gothic and Vandal warfare Norman invasions Shieldmaidens Viking raid warfare and tactics Leidang References Keynes, Simon and Lapige, Michael. Alfred the Great: Asser's life of king Alfred. New York: penguin Books, 1983, Print. Short, William R. Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques.Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholmet Publishing, 2009. print Sprague, Martina. Norse Warfare.New York:Hippocrene Books Inc, 2007. print. Poems of the Vikings,:the Elder Edda, translated by Terry, Patricia. New York: The Bobbs Merrill Company, print Further reading Oakeshott, R. Ewart (1996) The Archaeology of Weapons, Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry (New York: Dover Publications Inc.) Hynson, Colin (2009) In Viking Times (Men, Women & Children)(Wayland Publishers Ltd.) Sawyer, Peter (ed) (1997) The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings (Oxford University Press) Kane, Njord (2015) The Vikings: The Story of a People (Spangenhelm Publishing) External links Viking Age Arms and Armor (hurstwic.org) Arms and Combat in the Íslendingasögur Viking Weapons and Warfare (bbc.co.uk) The 'Viking Shield' from Archaeology by Peter Beatson Viking Helmet from Gjermundbu, Norway Metropolitan Museum of Art Arms and armour Medieval weapons Medieval armour