The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of Montfoort ...

The iron is barely corroded due to the oxygen-poor environment of the wet soil it was buried in, and traces of the wooden ...

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The 3.2-foot-long sword was fully intact and complete with a hilt, pommel, and guard. Experts have dated the discovery to sometime in the 14 th or 15 th centuries.

The hilt and guard end up at head and shoulder height, visually intermeshed with his face and his personal appearance. ...

What is the cinquedea sword from ... Cinquedea means five fingers and this is the width of the blade at the hilt, with this heavy blade tapering to a rounded point around 18 inches from the guard.

The sword's hilt is richly decorated with gold and silver. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two pieces of an ornate Viking ...

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A medieval sword has gone on display at a museum in the Netherlands after its chance discovery during a dredging operation on ...