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Showing posts with label sword. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sword. Show all posts
Thursday, October 5, 2017

1,000-year-old Viking Sword in Extraordinary Condition Discovered in Ireland

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Ancient Origins A 1,000-year-old wooden Viking weaver’s sword has been unearthed by archaeologists at the historic site of the former...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Hunters Find Striking Viking Sword Isolated at High Altitude in Norway

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Ancient Origins Four friends were slowly making their way across the high altitude rocky terrain while hunting reindeer in Oppland, No...
Thursday, June 29, 2017

Medieval Sword in Excellent Condition Accidentally Found in a Peat Bog in Poland

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Ancient Origins An excavator operator who was working in a peat bog in Poland last month, accidentally discovered a magnificent 14th ce...
Friday, June 2, 2017

Who Pulled the Sword from the Stone? The Truth of the Swords of King Arthur

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Ancient Origins This spring a new movie, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, is to hit the big screens. Staring Charlie Hunnam as the fa...
Monday, May 15, 2017

Joyeuse: The Legendary Sword of Charlemagne

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Ancient Origins The sword of Joyeuse, which today sits in the Louvre Museum, is one of the most famous swords in history. Historical r...
Friday, May 5, 2017

12th Century Inscribed Sword Found on English Golf Course is Remnant of a Deadly Battle

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Ancient Origins A digger team dredging a pond on the golf course where the bloody Battle of Fornham took place in England, discovered a...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Construction Site in Scotland Yields 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Sword and Golden Spearhead

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Ancient Origins A precious hoard of amazing ancient artifacts, including a bronze sword and a rare gold-decorated spearhead have been f...
Monday, September 12, 2016

1,000-Year-Old Viking Sword Discovered in Iceland by Men Hunting Geese

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Ancient Origins A group of hunters tracking geese in Skaftárhreppur, South Iceland, brought back more than just birds on their latest ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Hiker stumbles upon 1,200-year-old Viking sword while walking an ancient trail in Norway

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Ancient Origins A hiker in Norway has discovered an ancient sword while walking an ancient route in the mountains of Haukeli.  The wel...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Sword of Late Viking Age Burial Unveiled Exhibiting Links Between Norway and England

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Ancient Origins Though they discovered it in 2011, archaeologists from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo had to wait through four l...