Seax of Beagnoth- Mystery

The Seax of Beagnoth is an iconic Anglo Saxon long seax - you may not know the name, but if you are interested in historical weapons you will have seen it; but is it everything you assumed?  Using a replica I have made we discuss some of the aspects of the piece.

The blade is a whopper at 55cm long and 9mm thick and inlaid with wire work on both sides.  Geometric work on one side and a runic alphabet on the other - but it is a complete incoherent mess and yet it was very expensive.

Can anyone explain to me why this is the case?

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