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Hawthornen Sword

Description

Hawthornden Sword, a two-handed claymore with four down-pointing quillons and a curved tusk grip, said to have belonged to Robert the Bruce, but actually late 16th century

Museum reference

H.LA 160

Object name

Claymore

Date

Late 16th century

Materials

Ivory, Metal

Physical description

Ivory grip

Associations

Erroneously reputed owner: Robert the Bruce, 1274 - 1329
Hawthornden, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

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