Carolingian swords from Croatia – new thoughts on an old topic
Goran Bilogrivić
A relatively large number of Carolingian swords have been found in Croatia, most them during the early archaeological excavations late 19th and first half 20th century. They discussed many times since then, but still they leave space opportunity for new insights conclusions. Some shall be presented this paper, such as typological considerations usually attributed to Petersen's distinctive type 1 some thoughts on a finely decorated K sword which belongs small well defined group similar finds from different parts Europe. After considerations, possible active role these objects formation elite identity context emerging Croatian dukedom is shortly discussed.