A Viking weaver's sword dating from the 11th century was among several significant Viking artifacts unearthed in Cork City excavations, at the Beamish Brewery, in 2017. The wooden Viking sword was ...

Discovering The Viking Sword On A Farm. On May 27, 2024, Øyvind Tveitane Lovra and his son were cleaning up a field on their farm in Suldal, Norway, to prepare it for plowing when Lovra picked up ...

The Vikings are supposed to be some of the fiercest fighters in history. Thousands of Viking swords have since been found, most discovered in rivers or excavated from burials across Scandinavia ...

Research is underway to learn more about the origins of medieval sword found earlier this month at the bottom of a Polish river, which some experts believe may have belonged to the Vikings. The ...

Along with Jo-Simon Frøshaug Stokke from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Wintervoll arrived at the site and was able to confirm the identity of the sword. "We think it is from the Viking ...

A sword is the last thing you’d expect to find on a walk – especially one that’s more than a millennium old. ... 1,200-year-old Viking sword discovered by hiker By Mairi Mackay, CNN ...

He noted that up to 4,000 swords from the Viking Age have been found throughout Europe, but only about 170 — 45 from Norway — have Ulfberht inscriptions. "We are not aware of similar swords ...

Viking broadsword was on the losing side of four of history's greatest battles... and now it could be yours for just £120,000. The sword was first lost by Norwegian raiders at Stamford Bridge in 1066 ...

Secrets of the Viking Sword. A modern-day swordsmith reverse engineers the ultimate weapon of the Middle Ages—a sword both prized and feared. Premiered: 10/11/12 Runtime: 52: ...

1,200-year-old Viking sword discovered by hiker By Mairi Mackay, CNN 2 minute read Updated 6:02 PM EDT, Thu October 22, 2015 Link Copied! This sword dating from c. 750 AD was ...