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Rare 1,000-year-old 'Viking sword' discovered on a river bed in Poland
Swords were the most expensive to make and were a sign of high status. Some of the earliest Viking blades were created using a technique known as pattern-welding, which involved forging wrought ...
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Rare 1,100-year-old Viking sword pulled from Oxfordshire river
A 1,100-year-old Viking sword has been pulled from an Oxfordshire river in a rare discovery unearthed by ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global ...
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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, ...
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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, made ...
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Fragment of extremely rare Viking sword found in Friesland
A medieval Viking sword fragment unearthed in Friesland is unique for the Netherlands and one of only two such fragments ever found, the Fries Museum has said. The 10th-century copper pommel cap, ...
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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 ...