ListenOver the past few centuries several high quality medieval weapons have been dredged up from the bottom of the River Fyris in Central Uppsala. The Fyris Swords Project is a comparative and multidisciplinary venture, the goal of which is to contextualize these weapons as much as possible. Particular attention is being paid to a few special swords that have intricate inscriptions along the blades, a few of which belong to the Museum Gustavianum’s collection of antiquities. The main areas of interest within the project are medieval history, archaeology, epigraphy and linguistics.
The Fyris Swords Project was started in February of 2006 by the Archaeologist John Worley who was soon joined by fellow Archaeologist/ Museologist Gunilla Beckholmen. Thomas Gregor Wagner, Medievalist, joined the team during the summer of 2007. Anna Holst Blennow, Latinist/Epigrapher, joined the group during September of 2008.
For more information regarding The Fyris Swords Project contact:
John Worley - john.worley@gustavianum.uu.se
Thomas Wagner - thomas.wagner@idehist.uu.se
Gunilla Beckholmen - gbeckholmen@hotmail.com
Anna Blennow - anna.blennow@class.gu.se