Worn patches on the sword’s pommel were probably caused by the owner’s hand or clothing rubbing it when the sword was sheathed at his side. The pommel is inlaid with garnet cloisonné, the guards are made from gold plates, and the grip has two gold mounts decorated with delicate filigree.
The sword is richly furnished with gold hilt (handle) fittings. The sword-blade found in the Sutton Hoo ship burial is especially complex. This method gave the blade an intricately patterned appearance resembling herringbone or snake-like markings. Anglo-Saxon sword blades were made using a technique known as pattern-welding, where rods of iron were twisted and then forged to form the core of a blade, to which sharp cutting edges were added.
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