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Rillenbündel

English translation: grooves, grip grooves

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German term or phrase:Rillenbündel
English translation:grooves, grip grooves
Entered by: Susan Welsh

19:01 Oct 5, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Archaeology / Roman Empire swords
German term or phrase: Rillenbündel
These are horizontal grooves around the hilt of a sword; your fingers go between them. The word is also used for vases that have a grooved decoration. "Grooved bundles" sounds beyond weird. Is there a term in English archaeology for this?

Referring to the asserted Roman origin of Nydam sword hilts:

Dafür sprechen schon die im 4. Century A.D. üblichen Handhaben mit flachen Fingermulden zwischen ++Rillenbündeln,** deren römische Vorläufer im Babaricum kaum genutzt oder nachgeahmt wurden.

Thanks in advance.
Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 05:37
grooves
Explanation:
Most of the current sword information just calls them "grooves," or "grip grooves."
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 02:37
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Thanks! Also to Helen
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3 +1grooves
jccantrell
Summary of reference entries provided
Terminology for parts of a sword
Helen Shiner

  

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grooves


Explanation:
Most of the current sword information just calls them "grooves," or "grip grooves."


    Reference: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=158414310840975&topic=...
    Reference: http://www.hollowearthswordworks.com/build.htm
jccantrell
United States
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Thanks! Also to Helen

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agree  Helen Shiner: Yes, or grooved decoration.
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Reference: Terminology for parts of a sword

Reference information:
http://www.realarmorofgod.com/basic-sword-parts.html

Might be useful to you - see particularly 'ricasso'.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-05 20:40:05 GMT)
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'grooved decoration': http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2L2lVa1ljV0C&pg=PA12&lpg=...

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): excellent source; in case I'll delve into the Middle Ages :)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ingeborg! Bound to come up again now...
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