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siderable difference is also observable is various details, such as the 

 curve of the cutting edge, and the greater or lesser divergence of the 

 lateral edges. The blade may be furnished with holes for lashing to 

 the handle, or may lack these, albeit this last need not necessarily 

 indicate that the blade has been used without any handle at all. 



Knives with tang or handle. 



L. 3784. Snenses, house 406 (PL XII, 16) 12'4 cm. long, 8 cm. high with 

 highly curved edge and widely diverging lateral edges. The grip, which is 

 3'2 cm. long, is rounded on its upper part, and has possibly been held directly 

 in the hand without any protecting handle. Maximal thickness 5 mm. Greyish- 

 green slate. 



L. 3785. Same house, (PI. XII, 18) 12'3 cm. long, 6'8 cm. high. Lateral edges 

 here, as in previous specimen, widely divergent, but cutting edge less curved. 

 Tang partly broken off. About T5 cm. from the back are two holes for lash- 

 ing to a handle. Greatest thickness 4 mm. Same greyish-green slate. 



L. 3786 Same ;house (PI. XII, 17). Defective. Height 4'8 cm. The tang, 

 which is 3'7 cm. long, is somewhat rounded above; two holes, about 2 cm. from 

 upper edge of blade show that a handle has been used. Greatest thickness 

 5 mm. The lateral edge preserved forms a very acute angle with the slightly 

 curving cutting edge. At the other end the fracture has been partly ground, 

 showing that the knife must have been in use after the portion now missing, 

 with half of the one lashing hole, had been broken off. Same slate as the 

 two previous specimens. 



L. 3869. Snenies, house 398 (PI. XXIII, 4). Defective. Height 75 cm., grea- 

 test thickness 4 mm. The grip-tang, which in the illustration is placed some- 

 what obliquely, is 5 f 7 cm. long. No lashing holes. Ground only at the edge, 

 the remaining surface rough, this being, however, doubtless due to flaking 

 off. Grey slate. 



L. 3523. Renskaret, house 133 (PI. XXIII, 2). Defective. Height 6'1 cm. 

 greatest thickness 5 mm. Divergence of lateral edges about the same as in 

 previous specimen, but length considerably greater in proportion to height. 

 The end preserved shows part of a tang. A hole for fastening to handle is 

 situated near the top of the fragment; in all probability, the blade must ori- 

 ginally have been higher. The concavity noticeable a little lower down would 

 probably have been made later, after the original tang had been broken off. 

 The surface is only slightly ground, except at the cutting edge and the grip, 

 where several longitudinal scratches are visible, and also on the lateral edges. 

 Dark grey slate. 



L. 3525. Same house (PL XXIII, 6). A delicate little knife, made of grey 

 slate, 3'3 cm. long, 2'5 cm. broad, and up to 2 mm. thick. Only grip and edge 

 are much ground, especially the one side of the latter. 



L. 3547. Rensk;eret, house 134 (PL XXIII, 1). Lateral edges but slightly 

 divergent, almost parallel. Hole in middle of tang for lashing. About 1 cm. 

 farther in, two holes have been commenced, one of them from both sides. 

 Probably the slate broke at this stage, and was discarded; The very super- 

 ficial boring nearer the edge doubtless indicated a last fruitless attempt to 

 utilise the piece. Length and height 6'3 cm., greatest thickness 6 mm. This 

 specimen, like the previous ones, is only partially ground. Greyish-black slate. 



L. 3063. Rypefjeldet, grave deposit 530, belonging to grave 529 (PL VII, 11). A 

 delicate little knife of greenish slate, edge fairly curved, and lateral edges greatly 



