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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...