River Witham sword

There are two notable swords known recovered from the River Witham, both kept in the British Museum.
The River Witham "Viking sword", also known as the "Lincoln sword", British Museum 1848,10-21,1 is dated to the 10th century. It is classified as a Petersen type L variant. It was found in the River Witham opposite Monks Abbey, Lincoln. The guard is inlaid with silver and copper alloy, in a series of lozenges, each lozenge of copper surrounded by a bronze border and hammered on to a cross-hatched, prepared field. The sword is remarkable for being one of only two known bearing the blade inscription Leutfrit, the other being a find from Tatarstan. On the reverse side, the blade is inlaid with a double scroll pattern. The sword weighs, at a total length of. Peirce makes special mention of this sword as "breath-taking", "one of the most splendid Viking swords extant".
The River Witham knightly sword, was found in 1825 in the River Witham near Lincoln. is dated to the later 13th century. It is likely of German origin The blade bears an inlaid inscription reading +NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+ The weapon's length is in length. The hilt of the weapon measures. The blade itself is in length.