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Rare Viking-Era Sword Resurfaces After a Thousand Years
One such moment happened in 2022 when a museum employee diving in Poland’s Supraśl River stumbled upon a relic lost for ...
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‘First of its kind’ Viking sword from the 10th century with rare animal carvings is unearthed by metal detectorist
A METAL detectorist has accidentally discovered a 1000-year-old Viking sword fragment with unique animal carvings. The incredible discovery was made by a treasure hunter Sander Visser while ...
Metal detectorist uncovers fragment of Viking sword in the Netherlands
A 10th-century Viking sword fragment was discovered by a metal detectorist scouring a field in the Netherlands. Further ...
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Fragment of extremely rare Viking sword found in Friesland
“We think the sword was “scalped” at some point. Maybe someone altered it or captured it. There are lots of scenarios,” Spiekhout said. Visser, who was given a bronze replica of the pommel, has become ...
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Metal detectorist stumbles on ‘beautiful’ item — and finds unique Viking artifact
A metal detectorist unearthed a Viking sword fragment shaped like wild boars, a first-of-its-kind find for the Netherlands, photos show. Photo from the Fries Museum On a farm in the Netherlands ...
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What You Don’t Know About the Vikings
Each year they prepare obsessively for Up Helly Aa, assembling, plank by plank, a replica of a Viking ship. Bristling with spears and swords, Viking and Slav reenactors face off in a mock battle ...
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Orkney's rare Viking sword has 'many stories to tell'
The sword was among finds made at a Viking burial site on Papa Westray A Viking sword found at a burial site in Orkney is a rare, exciting and complex artefact, say archaeologists. The find ...