<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pattern welding</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>metal decorating techniques</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>pattern welded</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pattern-welding</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>welding, pattern</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Anglo-Saxon technique of welding together and hammering out alternate bands of iron and steel to forge a decoratively contrasting sword blade.  ]]></note></mads>