Generally speaking, shorter swords from that period (as the current one), which are more like large daggers, were typically cast in one piece with the handhold.

Generally speaking, shorter swords from that period (as the current one), which are more like large daggers, were typically cast in one piece with the handhold. For larger swords, we often find some with separately attached handles, too. Here you can see a selection of Danish swords of both types alongside each other from the same period: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Images-of-Danish-swords-and-daggers-dated-to-1600-1100-BCE-To-the-left-1-Full-hilted_fig2_334508848 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Images-of-Danish-swords-...