Results of the metallurgy study on three, two-edged swords from a cremation
burial ground in Czelin, representing the Pompeii, Lachmirowice-Apa and VimoseIllerup types indicate a variability in the material used as well as in technique of their
production, and thus in the quality of the specimens. Two of them were made of
a single piece of metal with low (specimen of the Lachmirowice-Apa type) or
medium quality (specimen of the Pompeii type). A much higher level of craftsmanship is represented by the third sword of the Vimose-Illerup type, precisely
forged from several pieces of diverse, high-quality material, representing the socalled pattern welding techniqu
