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    Viking sword discovery

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    • After being kept in a family home for over half a century, a set of Viking weapons discovered in Norway in 1970 has now been donated to the authorities.
      Viking weapons sat on a shelf in Norway for 54 years before being handed over to a museum
      Viking Age artifacts were presented to Cultural Heritage Vestfold by the granddaughter of the farmer who unearthed them by chance in the 1970s.
      1 year ago — News
    • A sword with design elements suggesting Norse origin, including a Petersen Type E hilt, was found in a Polish river and is now displayed at the Białystok Army Museum.
      "The find of his life": Possible Viking sword found in Polish riverbed now on display
      The weapon was discovered by chance during a holiday dive close to the city of Białystok.
      1 year ago — News
    • An amateur metal detectorist made the discovery of a rare Viking sword pommel cap in a field near Witmarsum, Friesland, in May 2024.
      Rare find: Pommel cap from Viking sword found in the Netherlands
      The sword fragment was located in present-day Friesland, which was occupied by Norse invaders in the 900s.
      1 year ago — News
    • A metal detectorist’s discovery of a Viking Age sword in Finland is currently being analyzed, with its age estimated around the 10th century.
      "I recognized it immediately": American unearths Viking Age sword in Finland
      The sword, believed to be of Frankish origin, was found buried in the middle of a Finnish forest.
      1 year ago — News
    • Trevor Penny, a member of the Thame Magnet Fishing group, discovered a Viking sword in the River Cherwell, Oxfordshire, during a magnet fishing expedition.
      Magnet fishing hobbyist discovers Viking sword in Oxfordshire river, England
      Magnet fishing in Oxfordshire leads to an extraordinary find: a Viking sword over 1,000 years old.
      2 years ago — News
    • The discovery of a 1,000-year-old Viking sword in the Vistula River, near Włocławek, marks a significant find, illuminating the historical connections between Scandinavia and Poland.
      Local expert sheds light on the Viking sword found in Poland's Vistula River
      This month's sensational discovery of a Viking-era sword in the waters of a marina in Central Poland made headlines around the world. Mateusz Sosnowski, a researcher at the nearby Wda Landscape Park, now reveals more about the find and its background to The Viking Herald.
      2 years ago — News
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